Mother killed in crash, young sons being treated for non-life threatening injuries

A 33-year-old woman was killed in an early morning collision involving a state trooper, who allegedly failed to yield the right-of-way.According to a preliminary police investigation, Plattsburgh-based New York State Police trooper Joshua Jenkins was traveling southwest in a marked SUV on Telegraph Road in AuSable around 7:14 a.m. Jenkins failed to yield the right-of-way to Jennifer Chauvin, who was traveling north on Grove Street.Chauvin was pronounced dead at the scene. At the time of the crash, her two sons, ages three and six, were in the back seat. They are being treated at CVPH for non-life threatening injuries.Jenkins, a 10-year state police veteran, was taken to CVPH and released.Members of the Keeseville Fire and Rescue and the Peru Fire Department responded to the scene and rendered medical assistance and traffic control.New York State Police and the Clinton Country District Attorney's Office are investigating the accident.

A 33-year-old woman was killed in an early morning collision involving a state trooper, who allegedly failed to yield the right-of-way.

According to a preliminary police investigation, Plattsburgh-based New York State Police trooper Joshua Jenkins was traveling southwest in a marked SUV on Telegraph Road in AuSable around 7:14 a.m. Jenkins failed to yield the right-of-way to Jennifer Chauvin, who was traveling north on Grove Street.

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Chauvin was pronounced dead at the scene. At the time of the crash, her two sons, ages three and six, were in the back seat. They are being treated at CVPH for non-life threatening injuries.

Jenkins, a 10-year state police veteran, was taken to CVPH and released.

Members of the Keeseville Fire and Rescue and the Peru Fire Department responded to the scene and rendered medical assistance and traffic control.

New York State Police and the Clinton Country District Attorney's Office are investigating the accident.