By SANDRA DECKELMAN

FRENCHWOODS - A 17-year-old dirt biker was struck and killed by a pickup truck on Frenchwoods Road, just off Route 97 in the hamlet of Frenchwoods on Saturday, September 30.

According to state police at Deposit, Steven Stonebrink of Oakridge, New Jersey, was traveling Frenchwoods Road on an unlicensed dirt bike, when 29-year-old Allen Conkling of Long Eddy crossed over the center line of the road and struck the biker. The incident occurred around 3:00 p.m. in the afternoon.

Stonebrink was pronounced dead upon arrival at the hospital. He was wearing a helmet at the time of the incident.

Conkling, who fled the scene, was charged with leaving the scene of a fatal accident, a felony; failure to keep right, a violation; and aggravated unlicensed operator, third degree, a misdemeanor. He was arraigned in the Town of Hancock Court and remanded to the Delaware County Jail on $5,000 bail or $10,000 bond.