A Holland Patent man has died as a result of injuries he…

A Holland Patent man has died as a result of injuries he sustained when his motorcycle collided with a pickup truck on Trenton Road Saturday evening.

Deputies responded to a motor vehicle accident at about 7:00 PM at the intersection of Trenton Road and John Street in the Town of Trenton. When they arrived they found the operator of a 2002 Honda motorcycle, 29 year old Dakota Safin had sustained serious injuries as a result of the crash. Deputies performed CPR until medical personnel arrived on the scene but could not revive Safin. Safin was pronounced dead at the scene.

According to a witness, Safin was traveling South on Trenton Road at a high rate of speed. Mary Fanelli 57 of Barneveld was traveling North in her 2020 Ford F-150 pickup truck and was turning left onto John Street when the two collided. Fanelli had two passengers. John Fanelli 58, also of Barneveld and a 6 year old. No one in Fanelli’s vehicle was injured.

The preliminary investigation indicates that intoxication and cell phone use are not contributing factors in the crash. Speed appears to be a contributing factor.

The crash is being reconstructed by the Sheriff’s Accident Reconstruction Unit.

The investigation is ongoing. No tickets have been issued.

If anyone witnessed the crash they are asked to call the Sheriff’s Office at 315-765-2737.

Deputies were assisted at the scene by the Holland Patent Fired Department, Barneveld Fire Department, and Kunkel Ambulance.