BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – A procession in Burlington on Tuesday honored a New Jersey police officer.
New York state police say over the weekend, Steven Fernandez, 39, of Saddlebrook, New Jersey, was in a snowmobile crash in Harrietstown, New York, which is just outside of Saranac Lake.
Investigators say Fernandez lost control of his sled and went off a trail, down a steep embankment and hit multiple trees.
Troopers say Fernandez was airlifted to the UVM Medical Center in Burlington where he died from his injuries.
Steven Fernandez was an officer with the Ridgefield Park Police Department in New Jersey.