NELSON, N.Y.-- A woman has died following a crash in Madison County. It happened at the intersection of State Route 20 and Pleasant Valley Road in the town of Nelson a little after 6 p.m. Friday.
State police say Donna Kowanes, 72, of Oneida drove through a stop sign, into the path of an S-U-V headed west on Route 20. The cars collided, and the SUV rolled over across the oncoming lane.
A father and his daughter in that vehicle were taken to a local hospital, where they were treated and released. Kowanes was taken to a Syracuse hospital where she later died.
Police are still investigating the cause of the crash.