02 October 2023

NEW YORK STATE POLICE 
PRESS RELEASE

On September 28, 2023, at 2:43 P.M., Troopers out of SP Amity responded to a one-vehicle collision at the intersection of County Route 22 and State Route 417 in the town of Andover. Investigation determined that a 2003 International was traveling northbound on County Route 22 and crossed over the intersection of State Route 417 at a high rate of speed. The International struck the guide rail and overturned causing the operator, Michael D. Potter, 41, of Addison, NY to be ejected. Potter was pronounced deceased at the scene.

The operator was not wearing a seat belt.

NYSP Collision Reconstruction and the Bureau of Criminal Investigation assisted in this investigation.