Matthew Huff Obituary – Death: 27-year-old Matthew Huff of Westfield and Kerry O’Reilly died after a drunk driver struck their car in upstate New York.
Matthew Huff was reportedly a front seat passenger in a vehicle that was struck by an SUV traveling northbound in the southbound lanes of Interstate 87 in Chestertown.
Huff and Kerry O’Reilly, 30, of Dorchester, Massachusetts, the backseat passenger were pronounced dead at the scene. A 30-year-old Boston woman, the driver of the car, was rushed to a hospital in critical condition.
Dennis Ford, 65, of Saranac Lake, New York, the driver of the van, faces charges of driving while intoxicated and reckless driving.
“Recently, the Pitt Rowing community was shocked and saddened by the sudden death of alumnus Matthew Huff. Matthew was President of Pitt Rowing in his senior year of 2016. We offer condolences to his family and friends, and we will be looking to honor him in the coming weeks.”