ROME, NY : One killed in head-on crash on Route 49 in Rome on Sunday, 25th March 2018

One person was killed in a head-on crash that occurred around 1 a.m. Sunday morning along Route 49, according to the Oneida County Sheriff's Office.

Deputies said Jerry Holmes, 34, of Canastota was driving a 2014 white Nissan Versa westbound in the eastbound lane along State Route 49 near the Rome Oriskany Road ramp around 12:56 a.m.

The vehicle Holmes was driving collided head-on with a 2017 Freightliner Cascadia, which is a semi-trailer, driven by Tonya Springer, 48, of Villa Rica, Georgia.

Springer and her passenger, Angela Terrelo, 51, of Pikeville, Kentucky, were not injured.

Holmes was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the sheriff's office.

Route 49 was expected to reopen by 7 a.m. on Sunday morning, deputies said.

Deputies are still investigating the crash.

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One killed in head-on crash on Route 49 in Rome