Press release
On October 10, 2019, at 06:49 AM, the Orleans County Sheriff’s 911 Center received a report of a motor vehicle accident with injury on State Route 104 in the Town of Gaines.
Upon arrival, Sheriff’s Deputies were able to locate a 2000 Nissan sedan on its roof in a creek submerged in approximately 5 to 6 feet of water. Upon further investigation, the vehicle had been traveling east bound on State Route 104 and struck and killed a deer. After striking the deer, the aforementioned vehicle swerved left, went into a skid, crossed both lanes of traffic, went over a guard rail, down an embankment, struck a concrete culvert structure then rolled into the creek becoming completely submerged on its roof.
The vehicle was occupied by the driver, Brooke E. Allen, 21, from Lyndonville N.Y. and passenger, Richard Forder, 20, from Albion. Both occupants of the vehicle were pronounced dead at the scene by Orleans County Coroner Rocky Sidari. Both victims were transported to the Monroe County Medical Examiner’s Office.
The Orleans County Sheriff’s Office was assisted at the scene by the New York State Police Accident Reconstruction Team and The Albion Fire Department.
The Orleans County Sheriff’s Office and NYSP are continuing the investigation into this tragic accident and will provide updates as they become available.