SUNY Potsdam women’s basketball player Emily Smith dead at 20 after alleged hit and run
Emily Smith, a 20-year-old women's basketball player at SUNY Potsdam, died following an alleged hit-and-run incident. The driver, an 18-year-old, has been charged with multiple offenses, including leaving the scene of the crash. The investigation is ongoing, and additional charges may be forthcoming.
- ▪Emily Smith was struck by a vehicle on Pierrepont Avenue and later pronounced dead at Canton-Potsdam Hospital.
- ▪The driver, Jakob D. Krise, was arrested after police found the damaged vehicle on U.S. Route 11.
- ▪Smith was a sophomore business administration major and captain of the women's basketball team at SUNY Potsdam.
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Sports SUNY Potsdam women’s basketball player Emily Smith dead at 20 after alleged hit and run By Jenna Lemoncelli Published May 19, 2026, 11:33 a.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google A teenager was charged after Postdam police said he fled the scene of a crash that killed SUNY Potsdam women’s basketball guard Emily Smith on Saturday morning near campus, according to North Country Now. Smith was 20. The driver, 18-year-old Jakob D. Krise of Brasher Falls, N.Y., was charged with leaving the scene of a motor vehicle crash resulting in death, zero tolerance driving while intoxicated and driving across hazard markings. 3 SUNY Potsdam women’s basketball guard Emily Smith.
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