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Wednesday, November 1, 2017

Wellsville UPDATE: Two young students struck by car walking to school - driver charged

Wellsville Police say two school children were injured when they were struck by a vehicle today at about 7:15 a.m. Police Chief Timothy O’Grady said the students were in the crosswalk at the Genesee Parkway at South Main Street. The students, ages 12 and 13, were walking to the Secondary School on West State Street at the time. Police said Judith Scott, 66, of Wellsville failed to yield to the pedestrians and struck them. The students, a male and a female, sustained non life-threatening injuries and were treated at Jones Memorial Hospital. Wellsville Ambulance, medics and off-duty personnel responded to the scene. Police said Scott was issued a traffic citation for failure to yield the right of way to pedestrians in a crosswalk.  Scott is due to appear in Wellsville Village Court on November 14th at 4:30 p.m.