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Double Fatal Head-On Crash: 24-Year-Old From Region One Of Victims

This story has been updated.

A Sullivan County man was killed during a head-on collision with another vehicle.

A Sullivan County man was killed during a head-on collision with another vehicle.

Photo Credit: New York State Police

State police are seeking witnesses to a double fatal crash that killed an area man.

The crash took place in Sullivan County, around 3:45 p.m., Monday, March 27, near Liberty on Route 97, said Trooper Steven Nevel.

A preliminary investigation revealed a 2008 Audi A4, driven by James Card, age 34, from Beach Lake, Pennsylvania was traveling southbound when it was involved in a head-on collision with a 2020 Hyundai Elantra traveling northbound, driven by Sullivan County resident Edward Sykes, age 24, from North Branch, a hamlet of Callicoon. 

Both men were killed in the crash, Nevel said.

The collision of the two vehicles occurred near the double yellow lines in the center of the roadway. The cause of the crash is under investigation. 

State Police are asking anyone who may have witnessed the crash or observed either of the vehicles prior to the crash, to call the New York State Police at 845-344-5300 and reference SJS number- 11344581.

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