According to Oneida County Sheriff Robert Maciol, on August…

According to Oneida County Sheriff Robert Maciol, on August 1st, 2026, at about 7:48 P.M. Deputies responded to a reported one car personal injury motor vehicle accident that occurred on State Route 28 in the Town of Trenton.

Upon arrival, Deputies determined that Zachary M. Boutin, age 34 from New Hartford, was traveling Westbound on State Route 28 in a 2018 Chevrolet Silverado when he failed to keep right and his vehicle crossed over the Eastbound lane exiting the shoulder of State Route 28. Boutin's vehicle then continued Southbound through a field before coming to rest after colliding with a tree. Shortly after the crash, Boutin's vehicle caught fire and was engulfed in flames. Thanks to the quick actions of the initial responding Oneida County Deputy in locating the vehicle and victim, he was able to pull the victim from the vicinity of the burning vehicle to safety preventing any further injury from the imminent engulfment in flames of the vehicle and to where life saving medical treatment could be administered by EMS arriving on scene. Bountin was subsequently flown to SUNY Upstate Medical University for the serious injuries sustained from the crash.

The Oneida County Sheriff's Office was assisted on scene by the New York State Police, Holland Patent Fire Department, Barneveld Fire Department, Kuyahoora Valley Ambulance Corps, and Life Net Flight.