A one-car accident with injuries is reported at Law and Chestnut streets. City fire, police and Mercy medics are responding. This is at a sharp curve in the roadway.
UPDATE 9:59 p.m.: The scene is clear. The woman driver did not appear to suffer any serious injury. She may have had a medical injury prior to the accident. A utility pole was badly damaged and National Grid was on scene.
A white-haired man estimated to be in his 70s was struck be a vehicle within the last half hour in front of Burger King on West Main Street in the city. But he got up and walked away from the scene.
City firefighters went to the location and could not find him, so they returned to quarters. City police scoured the area of Oak and Main and found him in front of Parise's Automotive & Towing. A medic was sent to check him out. Police are back in service.
UPDATE 2:49 p.m.: Mercy medics are transporting the 71-year-old pedestrian to UMMC. He was "lightly struck" by a vehicle and is complaining of left knee pain.
A motor-vehicle accident is reported Putnam and Creek roads. The vehicle is in some water in a ditch; wires are down and arcing. The male driver reportedly fled on foot. No one else is in the car. Power is said to be out on Ellicott Street Road. National Grid is notified. Bethany Fire Department is responding.
UPDATE 10:03 p.m.: The driver is said to be tall and white. The wires are no longer arcing, but power is out. The car is a red Ford.
UPDATE 10:05 p.m.: The suspect is wearing blue jeans, sneakers and a light-colored ball cap.
UPDATE 10:40 p.m.: A flatbed tow truck requested to the scene. The vehicle is in four feet of water about 50 feet off the road.
UPDATE 11:06 p.m.: Bethany back in service.
A woman was injured in an ATV accident near the old West Shore tracks near West Sweden Road, Bergen.
The woman suffered a head injury and is not alert.
Bergen fire and Mercy EMS dispatched.
UPDATE 4:42 p.m.: A chief is out with the victim at West Shore and Route 19.
UPDATE 4:43 p.m.: Checking on Mercy Flight availability.
UPDATE 4:45 p.m.: Mercy Flight not required. The patient will be taken to Route 33 and Route 19 to meet up with Mercy EMS.
UPDATE 4:52 p.m.: Mercy Flight now requested to Route 19 and Hunter Street.
UPDATE 4:55 p.m.: Patient transported by ground ambulance.
A person was struck by a vehicle in the parking lot of Walmart, sustained minor injuries and is now inside the store near the customer service area. Town of Batavia Fire Department and Mercy medics are responding to the store on Veterans Memorial Drive.
UPDATE 1:46 p.m.: The car is only described as "a small four-door" and it's near the main entrance. The victim reportedly knows the driver.
UPDATE 1:53 p.m.: Town of Batavia fire is told to stand down.
UPDATE 1:59 p.m.: The pedestrian is being transported to UMMC.
UPDATE 2:06 p.m.: The victim is a female who was struck in the back of the knee by a vehicle backing out of a parking spot.
UPDATE 4:06 p.m.: The "victim" was later arrested a charge of falsely reporting an incident, which is a Class A misdemeanor. She is identified in an arrest report as Brandi L. Gimlin, 19, of Jerome Place in the city. State Police Sgt. Ron Lobur said the arrest was made after a review of Walmart's video, which showed she was not in proximity of the sedan when it backed out of the parking space. He also said Gimlin subsequently admitted that she made up the story. Troopers, firefighters and medics responded to the initial call.
A car rear-ended a tractor-trailer at the intersection of routes 63 and 20 -- Texaco Town. There are minor injuries and no entrapment. But the car, with Connecticut plates, is pinned underneath the semi, according to a Sheriff's deputy on scene. Pavilion Fire Department and Mercy medics are responding.
UPDATE 1:28 p.m.: The Pavilion assignment is back in service.
A car plowed into a parked vehicle at East Main Street Road and Broadlawn Avenue in the Town of Batavia. The volunteer fire department and Sheriff's deputies are responding. A Mercy medic on scene reports no injuries.
UPDATE 8:39 p.m.: Town of Batavia Fire Department is told to return to quarters and is now in service.
A three-car accident, with one person injured, is reported at 372 Bloomingdale Road. A utility pole is down, three high-tension wires are in the roadway and a transformer is leaking fluid. National Grid is notified and will shut the power down. The location is between Shanks and Tesnow roads. Sheriff's deputies are on location and Alabama fire and rescue are responding. Mercy medics are there and say a male driver hit a pole and has chest injuries.
UPDATE 3:26 p.m.: Bloomingdale Road is going to be shut down at Shanks.
UPDATE 3:28 p.m.: Fire police out of Akron are called to the scene.
UPDATE 3:34 p.m.: Bloomingdale at Martin Road is also being closed.
UPDATE 4:11 p.m.: A male in his 50s is being taken to UMMC.
UPDATE 5:53 p.m.: The roadway is reopened. Alabama is back in service. National Grid is on scene.
A disabled tractor-trailer is blocking traffic in the city at Ellicott and Evans streets. Police are on scene.
A car and motorcycle collision is reported at 5 Prospect Ave. There are injuries. City fire is en route and police just arrived on scene.
UPDATE 8:15 p.m.: Mercy medics are there now.
UPDATE 8:29 p.m.: Fire department has cleared the scene. The motorcycle needs to be towed.
A car vs. bicycle accident is reported at East Main and Summit streets in the City of Batavia. The bicyclist is refusing medical treatment. Police are on scene.
UPDATE 6:12 p.m.: Now the cyclist is reporting pain in the wrist so a Mercy medic is dispatched non-emergency.
There was a string of miracles today when an older, handicapped driver backing out of the driveway of his Clinton Street home lost control of 2010 Toyota sedan and slammed into his neighbor's home.
Somehow, he avoided hitting his own fence. The car shot through a stand of trees and into the gap between two trees that was no wider than his car. Nobody, including the driver was injured. And while his neighbor's house was badly damaged, it wasn't knocked off its foundation and should be repairable.
"As you can see it's a pretty tight fit," said Officer Frank Klimjack. "It's amazing that he didn't hit a tree or his own fence or anything like that and he came down here and hit the house. Fortunately, nobody's hurt and we can fix the house and fix the car and we should be all set."
Skid marks in the lawn indicate the man's car became airborne just before it hit the garage.
The man, who doesn't have full use of his right leg, said the normal right-side gas pedal in his car is blocked and he has a gas peddle on the left side of his brake. Somehow, he missed the brake peddle and stepped on the gas. The car accelerated so fast he had no time to react.
He said all he was thinking about was how to stop apply the brake and stop the car. He didn't even see where he was going.
The man was trapped in the car and city fire responded to assist him. He waited in the vehicle until a family member showed up with his motorized wheelchair.
The garage needed to be stabilized before the car could be moved.
A semi-truck and car collision is reported on the eastbound Thruway at mile marker 386. Possible serious injuries. Mercy Flight is on ground standby. Town of Batavia Fire Department and Mercy medics are responding.
UPDATE 10:47 a.m.: The car is well off the roadway. Traffic is not blocked. State Police on scene requesting the fire department to cancel its response. A dispatcher notes "that's interesting." Fire command orders all units to continue to the scene.
UPDATE 10:50 p.m.: The car is in the center median.
UPDATE 10:56 a.m.: The truck driver is OK and so is his truck, except for some damage to the tires.
UPDATE 11:05 a.m.: The driver of the car is a 41-year-old female who did not sustain serious injuries. She is being transported to UMMC with chest pain.
A driver early this morning said he was spooked by a deer, causing him to lose control of his vehicle, strike a utility pole and cause a power outage in the Pembroke area.
Theodis Charles Hill III, 22, of 193 S. Main St., #26, Batavia, was westbound on Route 5 near Lover's Lane at 12:55 a.m. when his car traveled off the south shoulder of the road and into a drainage ditch.
The vehicle overturned and struck a National Grid utility pole.
The accident cause power lines to catch on fire and firefighters had a difficult time extricating Hill, though he reportedly suffered only minor injuries.
He was transported to ECMC by an ambulance with an arm injury, though he was listed as going into shock at the time of his transport.
Hill was issued a citation for alleged failure to keep right.
A car has hit a pole in the area of Route 5 and Lovers Lane, Pembroke, and while the driver is conscious and alert and appears to have only minor injuries, he's trapped in the vehicle, which has rolled on its side.
The driver is standing in the vehicle and the roof will need to be removed to get him out.
A chief said it will be a lengthy extrication process. The vehicle needs to be stabilized for extrication to continue at this point.
Route 5 is shut down to westbound traffic at Route 77.
Pembroke and Indian Falls fire departments on scene. Corfu Fire handling traffic control.
Note: I'm going back to bed, so don't expect any further updates tonight. If this is a Sheriff's Office call, there will likely be a follow-up accident report at some point.
UPDATE 1:26 a.m.: OK, an update. The wires on the pole are now burning. Crews warned of the danger above them while they work and a truck is being moved. National Grid had already been notified. Also, the vehicle was reportedly off the road for some distance and managed to avoid hitting other poles prior to hitting the one it did. There's quite a debris trail leading to the accident, according to a deputy.
UPDATE 1:29 a.m.: National Grid has a 10-minute ETA and requests that crews stay away from the wires. A chief says just the connecting arm that appears to be burning now, not the wires.
A rollover accident is reported in the area of 3341 Stroh Road, Alexander.
No word on injuries. Alexander fire and Mercy EMS being dispatched "as a precaution."
UPDATE 7:31 a.m.: A chief on scene reports no or very minor injuries.
A motor-vehicle accident is reported in the area of 7556 Reuben Road. There are no injuries. It's at a sharp curve, west of the Totem Pole store. Reportedly, a female driver was forced off the road and her car struck a pole to avoid another vehicle that was driving directly in her path. The road is going to be closed by the Totem Pole and at Bloomingdale Road. There are vehicles on both sides of the roadway and traffic is blocked. Alabama Fire Department, with a medic on board, is responding along with law enforcement.
UPDATE 2:13 p.m.: Both vehicles are being towed. Alabama is back in service. The roadway is being reopened.
A motor-vehicle accident with injuries is reported in the area of 3396 Maltby Road. Oakfield Fire Department and Mercy Medic #2 are responding. The location is between Fox and North Pearl roads. Fire police are also en route.
UPDATE 9:03 p.m.: There is one vehicle, which is at the side of the road, and one victim. The location is just west of Fox Road.
UPDATE 9:21 p.m.: The female driver is conscious and alert. Her vehicle struck a power pole but did not cause serious damage to it. National Grid is notified. A flatbed tow truck is called to the scene.
UPDATE 9:25 p.m.: The patient is being taken by ambulance to Erie County Medical Center.
UPDATE 9:30 p.m.: The Oakfield assignment is back in service.
Route 20 was shut down for a time early this morning after a DOT truck driver reportedly fell asleep at the wheel and his truck collided with a tree near Brookville Road, Alexander.
The accident was reported at 2:06 a.m.
The driver, Thomas D. Drumstra, of Brookville Road, Alexander, was not injured and no other vehicles were involved.
Alexander Fire Department responded to the accident.
Drumstra was driving at 2003 International dump truck registered to the NYS Department of Transportation, according to a Sheriff's Office accident report.
No citations were issued.
The accident was investigated by Deputy James Diehl.
A one-vehicle rollover accident with injuries has been reported on Route 262 at Chapel Road.
A person may be entrapped and is reportedly unresponsive.
Byron and South Byron fire along with Mercy EMS responding.
UPDATE 9:05 a.m. (by Billie): The victim is trapped beneath the vehicle. Mercy Flight was called, then cancelled. Fire police are shutting down traffic at routes 262 and 237. Pembroke is called to provide mutual aid, along with Elba, which is asked to bring air equipment to jack up the vehicle.
UPDATE 9:16 a.m.: Bergen is called to stand by in Byron's fire hall and Oakfield is called to stand by in Elba's.
UPDATE 9:23 a.m.: Mercy medics are back in service.
UPDATE 9:34 p.m.: Responders say they will be at the scene for quite awhile and that it "looks pretty bad" there. Bergen's standby in Byron is cancelled and South Byron will return to stand by in their own quarters.
UPDATE 9:53 a.m.: A coroner is at the scene.
UPDATE 10:02 a.m.: Fire police are shutting down traffic at Transit Road and Chapel Road.
UPDATE 11:53 a.m. (by Howard): Correction: This was a two-car accident.
An SUV southbound on Chapel T-boned a westbound pickup truck. The pickup truck rolled and the driver was ejected and became trapped under his vehicle. The IDs of the drivers have not yet been released. The driver of the SUV was not seriously injured, or not injured at all. He declined transport to a hospital. The driver of the truck was pronounced dead at the scene.
We'll add pictures from the accident scene to this post later.
UPDATE 12:15 p.m.: Route 262 is reopened. Byron and South Byron back in service.
UPDATE 3:29 p.m.: The deceased is Jeremy C. Murray, 28, originally from Hamlin, was living in Clarendon and is the father of a small boy. The name of the other driver is Terry A. Boyce, 57, lives on Lewiston Road in Alabama. Boyce was cited for failure to yield and an additional citation may be pending. Investigators do not think drugs or alcohol were factors.
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