Kevin Goich	Joshua Davis

Two teenagers riding in an SUV fell 40-feet off a cliff into the Kinsella Quarry in the Town of Manlius. The plunge killed both the teenage driver and his teenage passenger, sheriff’s investigators said.

Onondaga County Sheriff Kevin Walsh identified the driver killed as 17-year-old Joshua Davis of 4963 Tall Oaks Drive, Fayetteville. The passenger, 18-year-old Kevin B. Goich, Jr. of 7700 Farley Lane, Manlius was taken to University Hospital, but later died.

Rescue crews arrived at the corner of Salt Springs Road and Townsend Road near the quarry around 12:30 am Tuesday. The county’s helicopter helped crews spot the SUV, which landed on its roof.

The parents of one of the boys told investigators they hadn’t seen their son since 10 am Monday. They became nervous when he didn’t return home Monday afternoon. By Monday evening, investigators traced one of the boy’s cell phones to the area of the quarry. Using satellite technology, investigators determined the cell phone had been stationary since 3 p.m.

Onondaga County Sheriff Kevin Walsh says the boys likely left the main road shortly before 3 pm to go “off-roading” in the SUV. Deputies believe the boys were familiar with the area, but didn’t realize the landscape recently changed. Quarry workers recently blasted stone, creating the 40-foot drop, deputies said.

Jim Chupaila, the Principal for Fayetteville-Manlius High School says members of the senior class have been notified. He says many of the students had already heard about the deaths through various sources. The principal says the senior class is a close-knit group of kids, and has been taking the loss especially hard.

Chupaila says the teens “were good students” who were involved in volunteer activities and clubs in and out of the high school. The school has counselors available to all students. The principal says the school is trying to keep things as normal as possible, but teachers are being flexible with the students, allowing them to be with friends if needed. Students have been allowed, with parental permission, to leave school. The principal says many in the senior class have been visiting the crash site, but is asking everyone to stay away from the location at the time since it is an active scene.

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