16-year-old flown to hospital after head-on snowmobile crash, police say

EDWARDS, New York (WWNY/Gray News) – A 16-year-old snowmobile driver in New York state is in the hospital with life-threatening injuries after the vehicle had a head-on collision with another snowmobile Sunday.

New York State Police responded to the crash on a snowmobile trail off in Edwards at about 1:40 p.m.

Officers said the teen had been operating a 2016 Arctic Cat with an 18-year-old male passenger. Their vehicle had approached a blind hill crest while traveling southwest when a 2021 Polaris Indy operated by a 50-year-old man was traveling northeast toward the same hill.

Both snowmobiles were near the center of the trail when they hit each other head-on, police said.

Star Lake Rescue and Gouverneur Rescue responded to provide medical care to all three people involved in the crash.

The 18-year-old was taken to Gouverneur Hospital with minor injuries. The 50-year-old man was taken to Canton-Potsdam Hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.

The 16-year-old operator is listed in stable but critical condition at Upstate Medical Center.

The investigation into the crash remains ongoing.