FingerLakes1.com 5/30/16 @ 8:48 am Last Updated 5/31/16 @ 10:29 am On Monday, the Ithaca Police Department responded to the 1100 block of East State Street regarding a single-car motor vehicle crash. The operator of the vehicle was transported to a nearby hospital but did not survive injuries sustained in the crash. The Ithaca Police Department Crash Reconstruction Team responded and completed a reconstruction of the crash. Reconstructionists determined the vehicle was traveling eastbound on East State Street and that the operator was the sole occupant of the vehicle. As the vehicle traveled east it crossed the center line and struck a tree on the opposite side of the roadway. Contributing factors in the crash have been determined to be alcohol consumption, failure to maintain lane, failure to use headlights, and failure to use seatbelt. The operator has been identified as Larry Chap, a 29 year old male from Willseyville, New York. Our original report is below… Answers sought in Ithaca crash that killed one

On Monday, the Ithaca Police Department responded to the 1100 block of East State Street regarding a single-car motor vehicle crash. The operator of the vehicle was transported to a nearby hospital but did not survive injuries sustained in the crash. The Ithaca Police Department Crash Reconstruction Team responded and completed a reconstruction of the crash. Reconstructionists determined the vehicle was traveling eastbound on East State Street and that the operator was the sole occupant of the vehicle. As the vehicle traveled east it crossed the center line and struck a tree on the opposite side of the roadway. Contributing factors in the crash have been determined to be alcohol consumption, failure to maintain lane, failure to use headlights, and failure to use seatbelt. The operator has been identified as Larry Chap, a 29 year old male from Willseyville, New York. Our original report is below… Answers sought in Ithaca crash that killed one On Monday at approximately 2:40 am the Ithaca Police Department reported to a one car accident into a tree. Patrol units arrived to find an unresponsive male in the driver’s seat. The vehicle and accident was said to have occurred around the 1000 block of West State Street in the City of Ithaca. The male was removed from the vehicle with the assistance of additional emergency services, and transported to the Cayuga Medical Center, according to police.The driver did not survive.The Ithaca Police Crash Reconstruction Team responded and is investigating the accident. The Ithaca Fire Department and Bangs Ambulance responded to the scene and also assisted.Anyone with information regarding the accident is urged to contact the Ithaca Police Department at (607) 272-9973.