Justice · Dryden fatal crashDryden fatal crash: Chase Nash, 24, dies after pickup hits tree and catches fireWritten November 7, 2026 at 11:18 PM UTCWatchTranscript0:07A pickup struck a tree and caught fire with its driver trapped inside.0:10Chase Nash, a24-year old Dryden resident, died.0:13He was the truck's only occupant.0:15Investigators still haven't explained why his pickup left Herd Road.0:18Emergency crews responded around five fifty p.0:21m.0:22Thursday, November5,2026.0:25The crash happened in the100 block of Herd Road in the town of Dryden in New York's0:29Tompkins County.0:30The collision trapped Nash inside the pickup against the tree.0:33He was driving a2017 Chevrolet, Colorado, and the truck caught fire after the0:37impact.0:37Dryden firefighters and ambulance personnel arrived just before six.0:41Tompkins County Sheriff's Deputies also responded.0:43Freeville, Varna, Brookndale, and Slatterville fire departments were dispatched to0:47help with an embankment fire associated with the crash.0:50Those calls overlapped with agencies assisting at a separate fire at the Tunison0:53Laboratory of Aquatic Science in Cortlandville.0:55The truck was fully engulfed in flames while emergency crews were still on their0:59way.0:59Dispatch advised.1:00Firefighters worked to extinguish the blaze.1:02After bringing it under control, first responders located Nash inside with fatal1:06injuries.1:07He was pronounced dead.1:09The sheriff's preliminary investigation found no other vehicles were involved.1:13Investigators' initial examination suggests Nash's pickup drifted off the roadway1:17before striking the tree.1:19They haven't said what caused it to leave the road.1:21Sheriff Derrick Osborne extended condolences to Nash's family and loved ones.1:25As of November7 , investigators hadn't publicly announced a determination explaining1:30why the pickup left Heard Road.Read the articleStory timelineHeyDex
