New York State Police investigates fatal snowmobile wreck in Lewis County

LEWIS COUNTY- One person is dead in the wake of a fatal snowmobile wreck over the weekend on Tug Hill, authorities say.

It happened shortly before 3:00 a.m. Saturday on the Culpepper Road, town of Montague. Emergency agencies were originally called out for reports of a snowmobile accident, involving serious injuries.

As of this report, State Police investigation has determined that 33-year-old Richard M. Mangiardi Jr., from Pittsfield, Massachusetts was snowmobiling with family and friends on a 2017 Artic Cat snowmobile on a trail near Culpepper Road when he failed to negotiate a curve, exited the trail and struck a tree.

Mangiardi suffered a traumatic head injury and was pronounced deceased at the scene.

State Police were assisted at the scene by Lewis County Search and Rescue.

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