UPDATE: PRESS RELEASE
SP Amity- Fatal collision leads to manslaughter charges
On May 29, 2017, Troopers arrested Todd V. Gardner, 43 of Scio, NY for Manslaughter 2nd, Driving While Intoxicated.
On May 29, 2017 at 12:29 AM, Troopers responded to County Route 18 in the Town of Scio for a pedestrian struck by a vehicle. Gardner was traveling north on County Route 18 in a 1991 Chevrolet Camaro and struck Douglas R. Brauen, 37 of Wellsville, NY. Brauen sustained injuries, but was alert and responsive. Further investigation revealed that Gardner was under the influence and placed under arrest. Garner was transported to SP Amity and submitted to a breath test resulting in a .11 percent BAC.
Brauen was transported to Jones Memorial Hospital to be treated for possible leg fractures. During treatment Brauen went into cardiac arrest and died.
Gardner was remanded to Allegany County Jail on $5,000 bail.
District Attorney Slep advised and Coroner Ted Crowell pronounced Brauen.
This is still an ongoing criminal investigation.
Original post: Wellsville Ambulance and Scio Fire First Responders were called to County Road 18 in the Town of Scio at 12:30 a.m. today for a report of a man struck by a car. Dispatchers told responders the car was traveling at about 50 m.p.h. at the time of the incident. The driver of the vehicle remained at the scene. The pedestrian sustained potentially serious trauma, including possible multiple fractures. No helicopters could fly due to weather conditions, so the victim was rushed by ambulance to Jones Memorial Hospital. The highway was shut down for a period of time and the car was impounded by state police. No word yet on the man's condition or if any arrests have been made.
