State police in Sidney have released details following an Investigation of a two-vehicle MVC that claimed two lives in South New Berlin.

Their investigation revealed that Yae Yar, 43, of Utica, NY was operating a 2009 Honda CRV northbound on State Highway 8 when he entered the southbound lane to pass an un-involved tractor trailer. His Honda then struck a 2013 Subaru Outback, driven by Joanna L. Stanimer, 27, of W. Edmeston, NY that was traveling southbound.