At approximately 7:42 p.m. on May 29, 2022, the New York State Police in Granville responded to a fatal motorcycle accident on State Route 4 in the town of Whitehall. Preliminary investigation has determined that 24-year-old Erik D. Nelson of Granville was operating a 2011 Ducati motorcycle south on State Route 4 when he failed to negotiate a turn. Nelson drove across the northbound lane, off the eastern shoulder and struck a guiderail. He was declared deceased at the scene.