Update on Fatal Accident on Route 12
Oneida County Sheriff Robert Maciol has released the name of the victim in the fatal four-vehicle crash on Route 12 in Boonville on October 7, 2025. The victim is identified as Jessica R. Stephenson, 29, of Boonville. The investigation remains ongoing, and further details may be released as they become available.
Original News
Boonville, NY (October 8, 2025) – A 29-year-old woman was killed Tuesday afternoon in a four-vehicle crash on Route 12 between Potato Hill Road and Kerwin Road in Boonville, Oneida County.
According to Sheriff Robert Maciol, the accident occurred shortly after 4:00 p.m. on 7th October, 2025. A Ford sedan, stopped on the southbound side of Route 12 waiting to turn left into a driveway, was struck from behind by a southbound pickup truck driven by 75-year-old Edward Wolf of Ohio, NY. The impact sent the sedan into the northbound lane, where it collided with a Jeep. A second northbound pickup truck, driven by 54-year-old Robert Perry of Manorville, NY and towing a trailer, then struck the sedan and trailer, causing all three vehicles to end up in a ditch.
Wolf was transported to Wynn Hospital in Utica and is in stable condition. The Jeep’s driver, 59-year-old Thomas Kristoff of Boonville, and Perry were evaluated at the scene and declined further treatment.
Boonville Police and New York State Police responded, and the New York State DOT assisted with the closure of Route 12 while the Onondaga County Medical Examiner’s Office was called to the scene.
The investigation into the crash remains ongoing, and authorities are reviewing all factors that contributed to the accident.
Our thoughts are with the family and loved ones of the deceased as they navigate this tragedy.
