The New York State Police are investigating a fatal accident that occurred on State Highway 12B in Sherburne Thursday afternoon, between a car and tractor trailer. (Photos by Tyler Murphy)

SHERBURNE – The New York State Police are investigating a fatal accident that occurred on State Highway 12B Thursday afternoon between a car and tractor trailer.

The accident happened just south of the Village of Earlville in the Town of Sherburne, a couple hundred yards from the Coye Road intersection.

UPDATE: NY State Police reported, "An investigation determined that a 2022 Volvo tractor trailer, driven by Jacob F. Relyea, 57, of Bridgeport, was traveling north on State Route 12B, when he encountered a white-out snow squall, lost control and crossed over into the southbound lane, colliding head on with a 2019 Subaru sedan driven by Danica R. Jones, 32, of Earlville. Jones died at the scene."

Troopers administered a Standard Field Sobriety Test and Relyea showed negative signs of impairment.

Relyea was issued tickets for vehicle and traffic law violations.

The Earlville and Sherburne Fire Departments and ambulances responded to the scene at around 1:43 p.m. The road was closed off for several hours as a crime scene with police investigating. A jackknifed tractor trailer and debris could be seen blocking traffic.

At the time of the incident snowy weather was impacting road conditions.