Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Driver, 17, charged with DWI after Canadice accident

Two 17-year-old passengers were hospitalized with head and facial injuries and a 17-year-old male driver was charged with driving while intoxicated after a one-vehicle crash about 11:30 Wednesday night in Canadice, Ontario County.

The Ontario County Sheriff's Office reported that a vehicle driven by Dylan M. Jobson, 17, of Honeoye, was traveling south on County Road 36 when Jobson attempted to turn left onto Sunset Drive. Jobson lost control of the vehicle on the icy road, the vehicle traveled off the south shoulder of Sunset Drive, where the passenger side of the vehicle struck a tree.

Sheriff's deputies said that Austin T. White, 17, of Hemlock, a front-seat passenger, suffered a serious head injury and was unconscious at the scene. He was taken to Strong Memorial Hospital by Honeoye-Richmond Ambulance. At 6 this morning, White, who was not wearing a seat belt, was listed in satisfactory condition at Strong.

A rear-seat passenger, Kelly M. Hoertz, 17, of Honeoye, was taken to F.F. Thompson Hospital by Honeoye-Richmond Ambulance for treatment of head and facial injuries. She was later transferred to Strong for treatment of her head injury, and as of 6, was still being treated in the hospital's emergency room. Deputies said it was not known if Hoertz was wearing a seat belt.

Deputies said that Jobson was transported by Naples Ambulance to Thompson Hospital for treatment of hand abrasions. He was treated and released.

In addition to be charged with driving while intoxicated, Jobson was ticketed for driving at an unsafe speed along with driving after 9 p.m. on a DJ license. He was wearing a seat belt, deputies said.

The Honeoye-Richmond and Bristol Fire Departments along with the Ontario and Livingston County Advanced Life Support fly cars assisted at the scene.

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