A 37-year-old Basom man was killed in an accident on Skye Road on the Tonawanda Indian Reservation on Saturday afternoon.
According to State Police, Morey Ground Jr., of Basom, was eastbound on Skye Road when his vehicle left the roadway on a curve. It appears he overcorrected causing the vehicle to cross both lanes of the roadway and exiting on the south shoulder. The vehicle struck a tree.
Ground, who was not wearing a seatbelt, was pronounced dead at the scene.
The investigation into the accident is continuing.
(Previously: Rollover accident on Skye Road, Basom, Mercy Flight is called)
