Zane Cotto, 52, lost control of his motorcycle heading southbound on West Danby Road in Newfield
A Newfield man died Friday afternoon, April 21, when he lost
control of his motorcycle heading southbound on West Danby Road, New York State
Police said.
Officials said Zane Cotto, 52, lost control of his
motorcycle navigating a curve in the road and was thrown from the bike at about
3 p.m.. Cotto, who graduated from Ithaca High School in 1983, was pronounced
dead on the scene. No other vehicles were involved and police said Cotto was
wearing a helmet.
State police were aided on the scene by Bangs
Ambulance, with the Newfield and West Danby Fire Departments providing traffic
assistance.
It was the first of two fatal motorcycle accidents
in the Finger Lakes area the past weekend. Joseph L. Savarese, 47, of Weedsport, failed
to negotiate a curve in the town of Throop and struck a tree Saturday night
according to the Cayuga County Sheriff's Office. He was also pronounced dead on
the scene.
Source: ithacajournal.com
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