A car is on its side in the area of Route 33 and Old State Road, Byron.
A deputy called in that three or four cars were off the road and then said, "now I've got a rollover."
There is a reported minor injury.
Byron and South Byron fire dispatched along with Mercy EMS.
UPDATE 8:37 a.m.: Bergen's rescue engine requested to the scene to help with extrication. Mercy EMS told to continue non-emergency.
A car has struck a utility pole and a 500-gallon diesel fuel tank on Batavia-Stafford Townline Road near R. Steven Hawley Drive.
The tank, on a farm at the location, was ruptured at a seam and was leaking fuel. The leak is now stopped.
The driver is out of the vehicle and walking around.
Both Stafford Fire Department (the accident is in the Stafford district) and Town of Batavia fire have responded.
UPDATE 4:56 a.m.: A fuel specialist from a local fuel company requested to the scene to help drain the remaining 200 to 300 gallons of fuel in the tank. Also, dispatch asked to contact the father of the driver. "Let him know (his son) is OK. He just needs a ride home."
The road is being kept open.
For the second time this season, the Lady Lancers came up just points short against Notre Dame, dropping an emotional rematch in Elba, 43-40.
Notre Dame remains undefeated at 15-0 and Elba drops to 12-3.
The Lady Irish were led by Liz Geandreau, who scored 15 points with seven rebounds, and Riley Norton, 11 points and seven rebounds.
For Elba, Meg Stucko had 14 points and 16 rebounds and Racheal Cook scored 12 points.
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A snowmobiler has struck a tree on a trail just north of 2274 Angling Road. East Pembroke Fire Department is responding along with Mercy medics.
The victim is unable to get off the trail.
UPDATE 6:35 p.m.: Mercy Flight status to fly is requested and the caller is told it is unable to fly.
UPDATE 6:38 p.m.: The victim is said to be off the trail, and an emergency responder is "taking a snowmobile to the accident."
UPDATE 6:40 p.m.: A Mercy Flight helicopter out of Buffalo has been started toward the accident scene. A landing zone is to be established at Pembroke School.
UPDATE 6:58 p.m.: Mercy Flight says it's two minutes away from landing. The pilot is told the victim seems to have only internal injuries and is awaiting their arrival inside the ambulance.
UPDATE 7:13 p.m: East Pembroke Fire Department and Mercy medics are back in service. Presumably, the victim is being taken to Strong Memorial Hospital.
Mercy Flight was used to transport an injured person to a hospital following an incident at Billy Goats at 2 a.m., Jan. 31 and Batavia Police would like to interview witnesses to determine what happened.
The investigation is pending and police have released no details.
Witnesses should contact Officer Eric Bolles at 345-6350 or leave a message at 345-6444.
Investigators believe that a fire in Bergen on Monday night was deliberately set. Nobody was injured in the fire.
The fire, reported at 9:10 p.m., destroyed an old trailer and two cars used for parts at Bergen Auto Recycling, 7652 Clinton St. Road.
Deputy Chief Jerry Brewster said investigators don't have much to go on.
"The owner of the yard has no idea of why anyone would do this," Brewster said. "There was scant evidence...a set of snow-covered footprints approaching the RV and then leaving."
Brewster said Jim Bouton of Genesee County Emergency Services determined the fire was likely deliberately set.
Brewster said he was told the trailer was worthless.
"I presume that some type of accelerant was probably used," Brewster said.
Fire departments from Bergen, South Byron and Churchville responded to the scene.
A two-car accident with a possible minor injury is blocking the eastbound lane of West Main Street, Le Roy.
One subject is complaining of a possible arm injury.
The accident occured in the area of 70 West Main St.
Le Roy Fire and Ambulance responding.
A different car accident in the same location as one just awhile ago has been reported in the vicinity of 6945 Byron Road in Byron. There are injuries, however, in this incident.
The vehicle veered off the roadway. Byron Fire Department was headed back to quarters after handling the earlier accident when this call came in. The crew turned around and went back to the location. Mercy medics are also on scene. Fire police being sent in to shut down traffic.
UPDATE 5:20 p.m.: Byron fire is back in service. There are two female victims and both are being taken to UMMC.
A car has struck trees at 6945 Byron Road in Byron. Law enforcement on scene requests evaluation of the driver.
Byron Fire Department and Mercy BLS are responding.
UPDATE 4:38: Byron fire went back in service after a patient sign-off for this accident.
City DPW workers were busy Monday night in Downtown Batavia. Crews hauled off a good deal of the snow that was blocking walkways between parking and the sidewalk along Main Street. Tim Walton supplied the picture below of the snow removal.
Chelsie R. Dibble is indicted on a felony charge of DWI and a felony charge of driving with a BAC of .18 or greater. Dibble is accused of driving drunk Sept. 19 on Hopkins Road.
No other grand jury indictments were released this week.
Scott Dennis Boyles, 31, of Warsaw Road, Le Roy, is charged with two counts of criminal mischief, 4th, and harassment, 2nd. Boyles is accused of preventing another person from making a call to the Sheriff's Office during an alleged domestic incident. He's also accused of damaging a chair in the residence and having physical contact with the other person.
Randy R. Skrypek, 35, of Cluber Road, Rochester, is charged with DWI and driving with a BAC of .08 or greater. He was arrested following a report of a domestic incident on Fisher Road, Oakfield, at 4:45 p.m., Monday. Skrypek allegedly drove to the location in an intoxicated condition.
UPDATE 3:50 p.m.: The Genesee County Sheriff's Department has released the victims' names in this morning's two-vehicle head-on collision in the vicinity of 3837 W. Main St. Road, Town of Batavia.
Killed at the scene was 19-year-old Delores Opuku-Boateng, who was a passenger in a 1999 Honda sedan driven by 21-year-old Levert R. Kimble. Both of them were ejected from the vehicle upon impact.
Kimble was taken to ECMC with serious injuries. Mercy Flight was not available for unknown reasons this morning.
The driver of the other vehicle, a 1995 Chevy SUV, was Justin J. Jaszko, 31. He suffered a leg injury and was taken to UMMC.
According to investigators, the accident occurred at 9:02 a.m. when Kimble apparently lost control of his eastbound Honda and crossed over the center of the road, striking Jaszko's westbound SUV.
Assisting at the scene were the volunteer fire departments of the Town of Batavia and East Pembroke and the Batavia City Police Department.
The investigation continues by the following individuals: Deputy John Duyssen, Deputy Lonnie Nati, Investigator Kristopher Kautz, Investigator Timothy Weis, Sgt. William Scott, Sgt. James Meier and Sgt. Steven Mullen.
At this point, no charges have been made.
Deputy Chief Gordon Dibble said it's too early in the investigation to say what factor weather or speed played in the accident.
"We just don't know about speed," Dibble said. "We have two or three eyewitnesses and they will help us. Obviously, the road conditions are what they are. We have winter road conditions."
A person has been ejected from a vehicle in an accident in the area of 3842 W. Main St. Road, Town of Batavia.
There are at least two serious injuries and possibly more.
Mercy Flight is unavailable.
Batavia Fire and Mercy EMS responding.
Batavia Police requested to shut down all westbound traffic.
UPDATE 9:14 a.m.: All eastbound traffic is shut down at Route 5 and Wortendyke Road. A third ambulance is called for. East Pembroke Fire Department is called to assist. A flatbed tow truck and another tow are called for.
UPDATE 9:30 a.m.: A man with minor injuries is being transported to UMMC. His grandfather had just arrived at the scene and was advised of this.
UPDATE 9:34 a.m.: The city's police chaplain is called to the scene. He is closer than the Sheriff's chaplain.
UPDATE 9:40 a.m.: There is one fatality. A victim is being transported to Erie County Medical Center.
UPDATE: As of 11 a.m., West Main Street Road reopened in both directions.
A one-car rollover accident with entrapment has been reported on the Thruway in the area of mile marker 400.7 in the eastbound lane.
Pembroke Fire and Indian Falls Fire responding.
UPDATE: When firefighters arrived, the driver was out of the vehicle and walking around.
UPDATE 11:12 p.m.: Another vehicle is apparently off the road about a mile west of the first accident.
A large fire has been reported in the yard of Bergen Auto Recycling, 7652 Clinton St. Road, Bergen.
A Bergen chief is at the gate and says he can see a fire among either a couple of cars or a box truck.
The owner is apparently not around and the gate is locked. Fire dispatch has contacted the owner.
An employee on scene says it's a trailer containing (empty) plastic gas tanks.
Bergen units are en route.
UPDATE 9:27 p.m.: A handful of trailers are on fire, but no extension beyond those vehicles, a chief reports. Churchville Fire Department requested to stand in at Bergen Fire Hall.
UPDATE 9:29 p.m.: A South Byron tanker requested to the scene.
UPDATE 9:31 p.m.: A Churchville tanker is also requested to the scene.
UPDATE 10:20 p.m.: Some time ago, law enforcement was requested to the scene. The deputy who responded has requested an investigator to the scene.
UPDATE 10:29 p.m.: South Byron being released from the scene. Chruchville remains standing by in Bergen quarters.\
UPDATE 11:46 p.m.: Bergen back in service.
A car-into-pole accident has occurred at 453 N. Byron Road. The location is between Lockport and Miller roads. No injuries reported.
Elba Fire Department is responding. Mercy medics on scene determined no injuries were apparent, left, and now are asked to return in non-emergency mode.
UPDATE 8:16 p.m.: A firefighter reports that the pole involved, No. 4596, is cracked and National Grid should look at it, but it doesn't required immediate attention. A previous responder said the pole was "split in a few places."
City of Batavia Fire is being dispatched to 225 Liberty St. for an unknown type alarm sounding and a strange odor.
UPDATE: Didn't hear much more on this ... I did hear City Fire go back in service.
As most of us have read, the GCEDC recently announced that it is responsible for retaining 21 jobs in the Batavia area. According to the GCEDC, this was achieved by providing two existing hotels with sales tax breaks on their project to replace windows in their buildings.
I wrote to GCEDC inquiring how we can save jobs at $429/job, and specifically, what jobs are being retained. In the email I also questioned the wisdom of granting these tax breaks for a project that will, most likely, pay for itself over time though reduced energy costs.
The following are my original e-mail, and Steve Hyde's response. I call it a response, because I certainly cannot find any answers in the verbiage.
My e-mail:
Many taxpayers would like to know exactly how $429 saves a job.
That figure is derived from your own statement that a $9,000 sales-tax break for two hotels will retain 21 jobs. I cannot, for the life of me figure how that works. Are you asserting that the two firms would not go forward with this project without this tax incentive that constitutes 4 percent of the total cost? I find that doubtful. Even if so, specifically, what jobs will be “retained”?
Please also clarify how GCEDC justifies this tax break for two existing private businesses, when they are replacing older windows with new ones that will obviously pay for themselves over time through reduced energy costs. Your prompt reply is anticipated and appreciated.
Thank you.
Bob Harker
His response:
Feb. 7, 2011
E-mail Correspondence
[ e-mail address deleted ]
Dear Mr. Harker:
Thank you for taking the time to write us with regard to the Days Inn and the Super 8 project in which the GCEDC board approved a sales-tax exemption on Feb. 3, 2011.
The GCEDC Board of Directors, by way of this project and others, is focusing on and taking action in accordance with key elements of our legal authority and with regard to our organization’s mission, which includes catalyzing community economic development success by supporting the growth, expansion and retention of Genesee County’s existing base of businesses.
The GCEDC board’s philosophy is to assist area businesses by helping to ensure that companies across Genesee County remain successful, viable, employ residents and contribute to the overall tax base of the county.
The sales-tax exemption on the renovation project at the Days Inn and Super 8 hotel is an example of a retention project by GCEDC. And through our participation, albeit in a small way (a $9,000 sales-tax exemption), we are supporting and helping retain the ongoing viability of one of our area businesses which is actively investing in our community and contributes a considerable amount to the tax base of our community by way of sales-tax generation and property-tax payments.
Given New York recently ranked number 50 in state business-tax climate as measured in October 2010 by the Tax Foundation – it is pretty clear of the importance to provide tax assistance to new and existing businesses in order to level the cost playing field and to reduce some of the tax burdens on area businesses -- especially in order to ensure their long-term viability and contributions to the community’s tax base and employment base.
Given the Tax Foundation rankings, we must continue to do what we can at the local level to ensure Genesee County is known as a “business-friendly community,” despite the high-cost structures so well known by many at the state level.
It is imperative for our long-term economic success that we continue these practices of providing tax assistance to new and existing businesses, because without viable businesses in our community – we have no economic certainty -- our employment climate would be perilous and the tax burden placed on area residents -- because of a declining business tax base -- would be far worse than it is today.
Thank you again for your correspondence and please do not hesitate to contact me if I can ever be of further assistance.
Sincerely,
Steven G. Hyde
President, GCEDC
Can anyone help me find the answers to my questions?
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