{"id":76108,"date":"2026-06-14T22:15:21","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T02:15:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/?p=76108"},"modified":"2026-06-14T22:15:21","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T02:15:21","slug":"genesee-county-sheriffs-office-investigating-a-triple-fatal-accident-in-stafford","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2026\/06\/14\/genesee-county-sheriffs-office-investigating-a-triple-fatal-accident-in-stafford\/","title":{"rendered":"GENESEE COUNTY\/Sheriff&#8217;s Office investigating a triple fatal accident in Stafford"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Genesee County Sheriff&#8217;s Office is investigating a triple fatal accident that occurred on Prole Road in the Town of Stafford early Sunday morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Genesee County dispatchers received a call reporting a one vehicle accident at 2:01 AM on June 14th, 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Preliminary investigation, indicates that a black 2012 Nissan Altima, being operated by Joseph A. Martinez, 23, of Pavilion, NY, was traveling north on Prole Road when it exited the west shoulder of the roadway, striking a tree and coming to rest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Marinez and two passengers in the vehicle, Dylan S. Pehrson, 23, and Megan R. Merrell, 22, both of Batavia, NY, were pronounced deceased at the scene by the Genesee County Coroner&#8217;s Office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At this time, the accident is still under investigation by the Genesee County Sheriff&#8217;s Office Investigative Division and Crash Management Team. Assisting at the scene were members of the Genesee County Coroner&#8217;s Office, NYS Police, Stafford Fire Department, Town of Batavia Fire Department and Mercy EMS.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Genesee County Sheriff&#8217;s Office is investigating a triple fatal accident that occurred on Prole Road in the Town of Stafford early Sunday morning. Genesee County dispatchers received a call reporting a one vehicle accident at 2:01 AM on June 14th, 2026. Preliminary investigation, indicates that a black 2012 Nissan \u2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"continue-reading-button\"> <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2026\/06\/14\/genesee-county-sheriffs-office-investigating-a-triple-fatal-accident-in-stafford\/\">Continue reading<i class=\"crycon-right-dir\"><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":430,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[23,10],"tags":[153],"class_list":["post-76108","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-genesee-county","category-stafford","tag-fatal-accident"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8eTP4-jNy","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":8844,"url":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2019\/04\/29\/stafford-sheriffs-department-investigating-fatal-accident-on-fargo-road\/","url_meta":{"origin":76108,"position":0},"title":"STAFFORD\/Sheriff&#8217;s Department investigating fatal accident on Fargo road","author":"aka","date":"April 29, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"UPDATE: The operator of the 2005 Chevy Malibu was Arthur D. Mase, 66, of East Bethany, NY. Mase was pronounced deceased at the scene by the Genesee County Coroner's Office. The cause of the accident is still under investigation. 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The Genesee County Emergency Dispatch Center received a 9-1-1 call reporting a motor vehicle collision at 9:37 PM on July\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Oakfield&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Oakfield","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/category\/oakfield\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/snapshot_004.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/snapshot_004.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/snapshot_004.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/snapshot_004.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/snapshot_004.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":3076,"url":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2017\/12\/28\/genesee-county-stafford-car-collides-with-a-tractor-trailer-driver-of-car-pronounced-dead-at-the-scene\/","url_meta":{"origin":76108,"position":2},"title":"GENESEE COUNTY\/Stafford\/Car collides with a tractor trailer, driver of car pronounced dead at the scene","author":"aka","date":"December 28, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"The Genesee County Sheriff's Office is investigating a fatal accident that occurred at 12:25p.m. Thursday afternoon on Rt. 33 in Stafford. The accident occurred between Mill road and Caswell road. A 2004 Acura TSX, operated by Tracy B. 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Upon arrival, patrols located an elderly female laying in the roadway who appeared to have been struck by a\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Alexander&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Alexander","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/category\/alexander\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/still-A.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/still-A.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/still-A.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/still-A.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/still-A.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":67340,"url":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2025\/08\/22\/genesee-county-sheriffs-office-investigating-a-double-fatal-accident-in-le-roy\/","url_meta":{"origin":76108,"position":4},"title":"GENESEE COUNTY\/Sheriff&#8217;s Office investigating a double fatal accident in Le Roy","author":"aka","date":"August 22, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Press release The Genesee County Sheriff's Office is investigating a fatal motor vehicle crash that occurred at about 6:19am on August 22, 2025, at the intersection of West Bergen and Griswold Roads in the Town of LeRoy. 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