Sheriff's Office identifies victim in Mountain Madness rollover

ESPERANCE, NY (WRGB) The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office has identified the person who died during Mountain Madness as Katie L. Falgiano, 19, of Budd Lake, N.J.

Deputies, fire and EMS personnel were dispatched at 8:59 p.m. to a vehicle rollover in Charleston, where the outdoor motorsports event was taking place.

Initial reports indicated that a female passenger had been partly ejected from the vehicle and then pinned beneath. Several bystanders who were also attending the event pulled her from under the vehicle before emergency personnel arrived.

Falgiano was flown to Albany Medical Center via LifeNet, but was found to have suffered fatal injuries during the rollover. She was pronounced dead at the hospital.

The cause of the incident is still under investigation.

New York State Police, the Burtonsville Volunteer Fire Department, GAVAC, and LifeNet assisted sheriff's deputies at the scene.

On Facebook, Mountian Madness is described as a off road and mud bogging venue for enthusiasts, including ATV and dirt bike riders.

The event was held from June 13th to the 16th.