Rick McDermott and his wife Annemarie unexpectedly passed away after being involved in a fatal car accident in New York 104 on Saturday, June 10, 2023. Pine Meadows Wesleyan Church announced the death of Rick and Annemarie on its official Facebook page on Saturday.
It was reported that Rick and Annemarie died from the injuries sustained from the tragic collision. However, the cause of the incident has not been released to the public.
Pine Meadows Wesleyan Church released a statement on its Facebook page following the death of the couple;
Our hearts break for the McDermott family and their friends at the sudden loss of Rick and Annemarie. Please pray for them in the days ahead.
Heavenly Father, we ask that you bless those who mourn, with the comfort of your love that they may face each new day with hope and the certainty that nothing can destroy the good of a life well lived. Let joyful memories arise even in the grief in the coming days. Amen.
The family of McDermott is yet to release a statement following the death of one of their own. The funeral arrangement is still pending.
About New York 104
In Upstate New York, New York State Route 104 (NY 104) is a state road that runs east-west for 182.41 miles (293.56 kilometers). It crosses six counties and passes through or close to four cities—Niagara Falls, Lockport, Rochester, and Oswego—as it travels along a ridge of the former Glacial Lake Iroquois shoreline along a route that is mainly parallel to the southern shoreline of Lake Ontario. NY 104’s eastern terminus is a junction with NY 13 in the town of Williamstown, Oswego County, while its western terminus is an intersection with NY 384 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County.
The portion of NY 104 between Rochester and the village of Webster east of the city is a limited-access highway known as the Keeler Street Expressway west of NY 590 and the Irondequoit–Wayne County Expressway east of NY 590; from Williamson to Oswego, NY 104 is a super two highway.