The Genesee County Sheriff’s Office is seeking assistance in locating the suspect vehicle involved in a hit and run accident that occurred on August 14, 2020 at 8:58p.m. on Rt. 77 in Pembroke.
The suspect vehicle is believed to be a 2012-13 Hyundai Tuscon, light in color. The vehicle may have some front end damage, but will have significant undercarriage damage resulting from the collision.
Evidence left at the scene of the accident has been used to determine the make and model and approximate year.
After the accident, the unidentified suspect vehicle continued south on Rt. 77 and then turned right on Rt. 33 headed west towards Buffalo.
As of August 17, 2020, the victim, Travis R. Hartloff, 26, of Attica, is listed in critical condition.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Genesee County Sheriff’s Office at 585-343-5000.
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The Genesee County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a serious motorcycle accident that occurred on Rt. 77 in Corfu/Town of Pembroke on Friday night.
Deputies say three vehicles were involved in the accident that was reported to dispatchers a little before 9:00p.m.
A red 2009 Honda Pilot, operated by Garrett A. Stevenson, 20, of Clarence, along with two passengers Samantha P. Kolbert, 18, of Cheektowaga and a 17 year old female, of Clarence, was headed south on Rt. 77 and was turning right into the entrance of Sprinkles Creamery Ice cream shop, when it was rear ended by the motorcycle. The collision ejected the motorcyclist, Travis R. Hartloff, 26, of Attica, and threw him into the middle of the road, where a third vehicle, also headed south, struck Hartloff in the road. The third vehicle then continued traveling south on Rt. 77 towards Corfu, leaving the scene.
Hartloff suffered serious injuries and was transported by Mercy Flight to ECMC. The occupants of the red Honda Pilot were not injured.
The cause of the accident is still under investigation.
The Genesee County Sheriff’s Department is looking for the third vehicle that left the scene of the accident. The vehicle is believed to be a Hyundai Sedan that has front end damage and damage to the undercarriage according to Sgt. Andrew Hale.
Anyone with information on the third vehicle can contact the Sheriff’s Office at 585-345-3000.
The crash is being investigated by Sgt. Andrew Hale, Sgt. Jason Saile, Investigator Joseph Loftus, Deputy Kyle Krzemien and Deputy Brock Cummins. Assisting at the scene were members of the NYS Police, the Corfu Fire Department, the Pembroke Fire Department and Mercy EMS.