Wrong-way driver charged in fatal accident on McNamer Road in Barre

By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 9 February 2024 at 8:38 am

Dirt bike driver killed in head-on collision with pickup truck

Photos by Tom Rivers: Emergency responders and law enforcement are shown at the scene of a fatal collision on McNamer Road in Barre near Angevine Road on Thursday evening.

BARRE – A person was killed on Thursday in Barre when he was struck by a pickup truck going the wrong way on McNamer Road, State Police said this morning.

Roger Kingdollar, 24, of Holley was killed while operating a dirt bike while headed westbound on the north shoulder. He was struck at about 4:05 p.m.

State Police said a 2006 Chevrolet Silverado was driven by Noah Magee, 19, of Brockport. He was driving eastbound on the north shoulder, which is the wrong way of travel, State Police said.

After the collision Magee continued eastbound on McNamer Road, leaving the scene, State Police said.

Kingdollar was driving a Honda CRF450R Dirt Bike. He was pronounced deceased at the scene.

There were two uninvolved four-wheelers traveling with Kingdollar, State Police said.

Magee returned to the scene without the truck and state troopers detained him. Troopers arrested Magee on the recommendation from the Orleans County District Attorney’s Office, State Police said.

He has been charged with reckless endangerment 1st degree (D Felony), leaving the scene of a fatal motor vehicle accident (D Felony) and other vehicle and traffic infractions.

Magee was processed at the State Police barracks in Albion. He was then transported to the Orleans County Jail for centralized arraignment today.

The State Police Collision Reconstruction Unit, Bureau of Criminal Investigation and the Orleans County District Attorney’s Office assisted in this investigation, which State Police said is ongoing.

Quill Diesel Repair removes a Chevrolet Silverado that was involved in a fatal collision.