SUV crashes near Fort Drum gate

FORT DRUM, New York (WWNY) - Fort Drum officials say the driver of an overturned SUV refused medical treatment.

The crash happened at around 9 a.m. Friday on Mount Belvedere Boulevard outside Fort Drum’s Plummer Gate.

Officials say Kory Ritz of Harrisville hit a snow bank, causing the SUV to land on its roof.

Ritz, a civilian, was cited for aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, speed not reasonable or prudent, and for failing to wear a seatbelt.

Fort Drum firefighters and military police responded to the scene as did the Black River Ambulance Squad.

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