4 Teenagers Injured after Accident Last Night Near Northern Potter High School
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ULYSSES – Four juveniles sustained injury after an accident that occurred last night on Route 49 between the Northern Potter High School and the old Connie’s Market.
The four teenagers were traveling in a 1999 Dodge Caravan, which was westbound on Route 49 towards Ulysses. Police say the 17-year-old driver was traveling too fast for road conditions when he lost control of the van and slid into a ditch. The van then overturned, struck an embankment and then slid across the roadway, coming to rest on it’s roof facing westbound in the eastbound lane of traffic.
A 14-year-old girl, who was a passenger in the van, was ejected from the vehicle onto the right shoulder of the roadway.
Two other female passengers, one 14 and the other 16, both sustained injury in the accident.
The 17-year-old male driver suffered major injury in the accident. At the time of the crash it was reported that he had suffered extensive head trauma and was not breathing.
None of the teenagers were wearing a seatbelt. All four were transported to Charles Cole Memorial Hospital via ambulance.
The driver was later transported to Robert Packer Hospital. No word on his condition as of this article.
Police say charges of Driving Too Fast for Road Condtions and Restraint systems will be filed.
Genesee, Ulysses, Harrison Valley and Medic 6 all responded to the crash.
Update: Readers report that the girl ejected from the vehicle was 16 years old, not 14.
You are in my Thoughts & Prayer to all the kids & the family.
it was a 16 year old that was ejected from the vehicle
i was in the accident, and a 16 yearold was ejected.
there were two 16 year olds and one 14 year old.
Why werent any of you wearing a a safety belt.? SAFETY keyword… especially YOU LINDI
Good thing you didnt DIE
too bad
Thanks kg and Lindi.
I hope everyone is okay.
that hill is nasty… i really hope everyone is ok
My Nephew was Killed near There. That road can be Teterous in The winter.! This is Sad:( need To go slow in our Hills and Valleys. Have lived near There and in potter county all my Life and yet to hear who they were. Understandably Not Here as they were all minors But not even in Our facebook.Prayers are in for all these Kids and Thier Familys.