On 8/29/19 at approximately 3:00 a.m. SP Amity Uniform Patrol was dispatched via Allegany County 911 to a reported serious injury motor vehicle accident on Helmhold Road in the Town of Wellsville. When Troopers arrived on scene they discovered that a 2018 Chevrolet truck being operated by Robert J. Walsh of Wellsville, NY, was eastbound when he failed to negotiate a curve. The vehicle exited the south shoulder of the road and struck a ditch and earthen embankment and several small trees small trees before coming to rest in the ditch. Passengers Britany A. Nast of Rochester, NY and Michael J. Congdon of Allegany, NY were extricated from the vehicle by the Wellsville Rescue Squad and Wellsville Volunteer Ambulance Corps. Congdon was flown to E.C.MC. in Buffalo, NY by Mercy Flight for evaluation and treatment of serious injuries. Nast and Walsh were transported to Jones Memorial Hospital in Wellsville where they were then transferred to Rochester Strong Hospital, both with serious injuries. Assisting at the scene was Medic 100, Independence Rescue Squad, Wellsville Fire- Trucks 1, 2 and 3 along with Wellsville EMS and Rescue.
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On Thursday, Amity-based State Police arrested Robert J. Walsh, 23, and Jacob F. Cornelius, 22, both of Wellsville for Driving While Intoxicated. Walsh was further charged with felony Vehicular Assault 1st Degree – Cause Serious Physical Injury to More Than One Other Person. During their investigation of a one-vehicle accident on Helmhold Road in the town of Wellsville, Walsh, the driver, was allegedly exhibiting obvious signs of intoxication. Troopers determined he had been operating a motor vehicle in an intoxicated condition. Cornelius, the operator of an uninvolved vehicle at the scene, was also determined to have been operating a motor vehicle in an intoxicated condition, according to a press release. Walsh and two passenger were all taken to regional trauma centers. All three occupants sustained serious injuries. The truck went off the road, struck a ditch and overturned.
Troopers said in a press release that Cornelius also failed standardized field sobriety tests at the scene and was arrested and transported to SP Amity, where a chemical breath test revealed him to have a 0.12% BAC. Cornelius was released with an appearance ticket for Wellsville Town Court where he is due to appear in September. Walsh’s court appearance in Wellsville Town Court will be determined at a later date.
