The Genesee County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a car/pedestrian accident that occurred about 12:30p.m. Sunday afternoon on Rt. 33 in Stafford.
A Chevy sedan was parked in a driveway on the north side of the roadway and according to Sheriff’s Deputies, for some unknown reason the female occupant exited the vehicle and was struck by a car headed westbound on Rt. 33.
The vehicle that struck the woman then went off the north side of the roadway and struck a utility pole shearing the pole and causing wires to come down in the area.
The female occupant of that car was not injured and was being questioned by deputies.
The woman who was struck by the car was transported by ambulance to Strong Hospital with serious injuries from the waist down.
The incident occurred between Caswell road and Rt. 237.
At this time, the Sheriff’s Crash Investigation team is investigating the cause of the accident.
UPDATE: According to a Sheriff’s Dept. press release, the incident was originally reported as a car pedestrian with the vehicle leaving the scene.
When deputies arrived on scene, there was also a car that struck a utility pole off the road. The injured pedestrian was struck by the westbound car on Rt. 33 and thrown into the ditch on the north side of the road. The victim suffered serious injuries and was transported to Strong by ambulance.
The driver that struck the pole, who initially told deputies that another vehicle had struck the pedestrian on the the side of the road, told deputies she was scared and went off the road and hit a utility pole.
That driver, Katelyn Brown, 23, of Falling Leaf Trail, Brockport, was not injured in the collision.
Further investigation revealed that she was the driver who had struck the pedestrian. Brown was issued tickets for aggravated unlicensed operation 2nd, moving from a lane unsafely, and failure to use due care approaching a pedestrian.
Brown will answer the charges in the Town of Stafford Court.
Brown was then turned over to Ogden Police on an unrelated warrant.
The investigation is continuing and is being conducted by Deputy Andre Hale, Inv. Graff along with members of the Crash Management Team. Assisting at the scene were the Town of Stafford Fire Dept. and Mercy EMS personnel.