OSCEOLA, NY (WUTR/WFXV/WPNY) – A snowmobiler from the Rochester area was killed in a snowmobile crash Sunday night. New York State Police report that Dean J. Beck, 49 years old from Spencerport, was driving his snowmobile south on the Potter Road snowmobile trail when he failed to negotiate a sharp curve in the trail. The sled went off the trail and down a steep embankment, striking a tree.

Troopers report that Beck was ejected from his snowmobile. He was pronounced deceased at the scene.

The Redfield fire department, Lewis County Sheriff Office and Lewis County Search and Rescue assisted the State Police.