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Serious injury accident reported in Le Roy

By Howard B. Owens

A serious injury accident is reported in the area of 8715 Lake Street Road, Le Roy.

Two Mercy Flight helicopters are responding to the scene.

Traffic is shut down in the area.

Le Roy Fire and Mercy EMS are on scene.

UPDATE 11:25 a.m.: Le Roy Fire remains on scene for traffic control. The rest of the assignment is back in service. Two patients sustained serious injuries and a third had a hand injury.

UPDATE, Press release from Le Roy PD:

On Sept. 15 at 9:36 a.m., the LeRoy Police Department responded to a two-car motor vehicle accident with injuries on State Route 19 in the Village of Le Roy.

An initial investigation determined that Isamanda Johnson, age 31, was operating a 2023 Ford pickup truck and collided head-on with a 2024 Chevrolet Suburban, operated by Gary L. Deibler, age 78, of North Chili. The Ford pickup truck operator left her lane of travel in an attempt to pass an uninvolved vehicle and collided head-on in the northbound lane with the Chevrolet SUV heading northbound.

Gary L. Deibler was transported from the scene to Strong Memorial Hospital via Mercy Flight and is in critical condition.

Isamanda Johnson, the operator of the Ford pickup truck, was transported from the scene by Mercy EMS to Strong Memorial Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

A passenger in the Ford pickup truck was transported from the scene via Mercy Flight and is in critical condition.

The Le Roy Police Department is handling the investigation in conjunction with members of the New York State Police Collision Reconstruction Unit.

Anyone who may have witnessed the accident or has any additional info is urged to contact the LeRoy Police Department at 585-345-6350 or info@leroypolice.org

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