GUILFORD – The Chenango County Sheriff’s Office released information Tuesday afternoon about the fatal motor vehicle accident that occurred Monday in Guilford.

One driver, 22-year-old, Dominique D. Brissett of Walkill, New York, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Another driver, 23-year-old Rachel A. Feyh of Sidney, was trapped in her vehicle before being freed and airlifted to SUNY Upstate Medical University, where she was listed in critical but stable condition.

Chenango County Sheriff Ernest Cutting said, on September 13 the Chenango County 911 Center received a call of a two-car motor vehicle accident on County Road 36 near the intersection of County Road 37 in the Township of Guilford that resulted in one fatality.

Members of the Sheriff’s Office Road Patrol Division, Detectives Division and Accident Reconstruction Team responded to the scene to render aid to the operators of the vehicles.

While responding to the scene, one of the vehicles involved became engulfed in flames.

Passing motorists quickly reacted and were able to remove the operator from the vehicle before the vehicle was consumed by fire.

One person was trapped inside a SUV following the accident and emergency personnel worked diligently on keeping her stable while extracting her from the vehicle.

According to police, on September 13, at approximately 12:20 p.m., Brissett was traveling north bound on County Road 36 operating a 2007 Subaru Sedan when his vehicle collided with a 2017 Nissan SUV being operated by Feyh, who was traveling south bound on County Road 36.

Brissett died in the crash. Feyh was airlifted by Life Net to SUNY Upstate Medical University.

The investigation into the cause of the motor vehicle accident is still ongoing.

The Chenango County Sheriff’s Office was assisted at the scene by the Guilford Fire Department, Norwich Fire Department, Chenango County Bureau of Fire, Life Net of New York Guthrie Air, Sidney EMS and Norwich City Police Department.

- Sun Editor Tyler Murphy