FORESTPORT -- A Pine Bush man is dead after a snowmobile accident in the Oneida County Town of Forestport.

New York State Police in Old Forge are investigating the accident that happened 10:25pm on January 4^th.

Troopers say 23-year-old Richard Petty was one of seven riders in a group traveling on River Road.

Troopers say Petty was traveling at an unsafe speed when he hit a snow bank and flew off his sled. Petty hit a tree head-first, sustaining a massive injury.

Petty later died at St. Elizabeth Hospital.