WILTON — An 11-year-old boy died Friday afternoon when his mother, who was driving the van they were in, struck a pickup truck head-on along Corinth Mountain Road, police said.
The boy, James Eggleston, of Corinth, was in a 2007 Dodge Caravan with three other passengers, his siblings.
Police said his mother, Shiho Price, 39, was speeding. Road conditions also contributed to the accident, State Police Sgt. John Bellavigna said.
Price was driving eastbound around 4:09 p.m., about a mile and a half from the Route 9 intersection, when her van went out of her lane and collided with a Ford F-150, police said.
James was pronounced dead on scene, and a 3-year-old in his vehicle was seriously injured, having head and arm injuries.
The child was taken by helicopter to Albany Medical Center.
Price and her two other children, a 14-year-old girl and 2-year-old boy, were treated and released from Albany Medical Center.
The pickup truck driver, James F. Pittelli, 22, of Corinth, had no injuries, and his passenger had a minor arm injury, which was treated at the scene of the crash.
Price was ticketed with imprudent speed and failure to keep right.
Everyone involved in the crash was wearing seatbelts and proper safety restraints, police said.
An autopsy on Eggleston was being conducted Saturday.
Trooper James Creede and Investigator John Deyette investigated the accident, assisted by State Police, the State Police accident reconstruction unit and Wilton fire and emergency medical officials.
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