On July 1st, 2025, at 7:59 p.m., Village of Ilion Police responded to West North Street following a report of a child struck by a motor vehicle. The six-year-old male child was transported by Ilion Ambulance to The Winn Hospital in the City of Utica for leg injuries. The child was later transferred to Upstate Children’s Hospital in the City of Syracuse.
The child had been riding his bicycle and had entered the roadway to cross when he was struck by the motor vehicle. The driver of the motor vehicle was identified as 20-year-old Christopher J. Burdick, of 135 Colonial Circle, Apt. 5A, Ilion. Mr. Burdick was issued two traffic tickets for Unlicensed Operator (a violation) and Aggravated Unlicensed Operation in the third degree (a Misdemeanor). Both tickets are returnable to the Village of Ilion Justice Court on July 8th, 2025, at 10:00 a.m.
The accident investigation is continuing.