MARTINSBURG, N.Y. – A 21-year-old man was killed in a snowmobile crash in Lewis County over the weekend, just outside of Lowville.
The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office says Ladet J. Goutermout, of Copenhagen, was riding west on Rector Road in the town of Martinsburg just before 1 a.m., when he failed to negotiate a curve, went off the roadway and hit a tree.
He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The sheriff’s office was assisted by Lewis County Search and Rescue, Martinsburg Fire Department and Groff’s Towing.
