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SHELBY COUNTY — Authorities have identified a female motorist who died in an early Sunday crash in the 2000 block of Riverside Drive (State Route 47) in Shelby County.
Kristi Clark, 46, of Sidney, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Deputies of the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office report Ms. Clark was driving a westbound 2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer on S.R. 47 west of Sidney-Freyburg Road about 12:45 a.m. when it traveled off the right side of the road and struck a guardrail. The vehicle then went across the road and struck another guardrail.
The driver was partially ejected from the vehicle.
Port Jefferson Fire and EMS assisted at the scene.
Deputies believe alcohol and speed were factors in the crash, which remains under investigation.