Dewitt, NY : Woman killed after head-on crash on Thompson Road near Alden Avenue Tuesday morning, July 26, 2016

DeWitt police today identified 19-year-old Brianna Helm of DeWitt as the woman killed last Tuesday morning in a head-on crash on Thompson Road near Alden Avenue.

Police have not said what caused the crash. Police have said they did not release the woman's name earlier to give her family a chance to notify next of kin.

Helm graduated from Jamesville-DeWitt High School in June, according to friends.

Police said Helm was was driving north on Thompson Road near Alden Avenue when she drove across the center lane and crashed into an an oncoming southbound vehicle.

That driver, who police said had minor injuries after the crash, has been identified as James Collins, 63, of East Syracuse.

The DeWitt Fire Department had to extricate both drivers from their vehicles.

Police say they are still investigating what caused the crash.

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Police identify woman killed after head-on crash in DeWitt