2 cars heading into Rotterdam on Guilderland Ave at a high rate of speed, possibly racing, both swerved off opposite sides of Guilderland Ave. The yellowish car hit a l;arge rock at the corner of Irene St , then over the curb, through the brick planter and hit the roofline of the brick house next to the Church, boucing backward and landing beteen the church and the brick house upside down, folded in half and looked like it was just ran through a compacter.
The dark colored Camaro swerved off the right hand side of the road, removing the front porch from the house next to Sal's Market, then spinning out into Guilderland Ave and finally being stopped when it slid up to the street light pole.
A witness said a motorcycle was also involved. The power went out for half of Pauline, Augustine, Laura, Cleveland and Van Dyke.
This all happened at approx 3:40 am Sunday the 28th.
A Rotterdam police officer inspects damage to the Bellevue Gospel Chapel in Rotterdam after it was impacted by the collision of a Honda minivan and a Chevrolet Camaro in an early morning accident. Two passengers from the minivan were taken by Rotterdam Ambulance to Albany Medical Center. (Photo by Peter Barber)
ROTTERDAM — Two people were taken to Albany Medical Center following a terrible rollover accident this morning in Rotterdam.
A Honda minivan and a Chevrolet Camaro collided around 3:30 a.m. near the corner of Guilderland and Draper Avenues. The resulting accident caused one person to be ejected from their vehicle.
Additionally, the accident caused major structural damage to the nearby Bellevue Gospel Chapel.
The tire tracks show the minivan hit the rock in the lower left of the picture, then took down the Irene St sign, hit the brick planter destroying the left half of it and knocking the Church sign over to the right, then went airborne and hit the roof of the brick building, finally falling backwards onto the picket pence..
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We all know who is up at that hour on the computer on all those chat sites. Wonder if these couple guys were rushing up the road a bit.
Optimists close their eyes and pretend problems are non existent. Better to have open eyes, see the truths, acknowledge the negatives, and speak up for the people rather than the politicos and their rich cronies.
Are there any physical fitness requirements at the RPD? Man Alive!
Guess not!
they must put the 'un-fit' cops on 'red eye' duty thinking there wouldn't be much action.
on a side note here.....how the hell did these 2 vehicles collide? I mean how many cars are on the road at that hour??
........hope they are all ok.
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Three injured after Rotterdam Accident Updated: Sunday, April 28 2013, 01:46 PM EDT ROTTERDAM -- Three people are injured after a two car accident early Sunday morning on Guilderland Ave. near Draper Ave. At 3:38am, two cars collided sending each vehicle careening off the side of the road and into different buildings on Guilderland Ave. According to police there are three reported injuries and none of which appear to be life threatening. Two occupants were transported to Albany Medical Center and one was transported to Ellis Hospital. A small power outage also occurred in the area because a utility pole being struck, National Grid was on the scene and restored power.
Police: Drunk drivers crashed into each other By Bryan Fitzgerald Published 9:05 am, Monday, April 29, 2013
Rotterdam
Two 21-year-old drivers were both drunk when they crashed into each other on Guilderland Avenue Sunday morning, police said.
Lauren Nixon, of Schenectady, and Justin O'Hare, of Guilderland, were both charged with driving while intoxicated after the 3:38 a.m. wreck near the corner of Guilderland and Draper avenues.
Both drivers and a passenger in one of the cars were treated for minor injuries at local hospitals.
The impact of the crash sent both cars off the road. One of the cars struck a church; the other hit a building and a utility pole, briefly knocking out power to nearby residents.
From the looks of the car I thought for sure a fatality, all survive with minor injuries, that is usually the case when drunk as they don't have the normal reaction of stiffening up. thank God no innocent person hurt or killed.
Drivers face DWI, other charges in Sunday morning Rotterdam crash Monday, April 29, 2013 By Michael Goot (Contact) Gazette Reporter
ROTTERDAM — Two people are facing driving while intoxicated charges following a Sunday morning crash, where both cars struck each other and then hit buildings.
The accident occurred just after 3:30 a.m. A Chevrolet Camaro driven by 21-year-old Lauren Nixon of Schenectady and a Honda minivan driven by 21-year-old Justin O’Hare of Guilderland were driving south on Guilderland Avenue. O’Hare began to pass Nixon and both vehicles struck each other, according to Rotterdam Police Lt. Jason Murphy.
O’Hare’s vehicle then struck the building and fence of Bellevue Gospel Church at 2702 Guilderland Ave. Nixon’s car struck the front porch of 2715 Guilderland Ave. It also struck a utility pole, which caused some residents to lose power briefly. The vehicles clipped the church sign and put a hole in the brick entranceway. There was not significant structural damage, but the church will have to prop up the sign.
Injuries were minor and both drivers and a passenger of O’Hare’s were treated at Albany Medical Center and Ellis Hospital.
Both O’Hare and Nixon face multiple charges. In addition to DWI, O’Hare was charged with speeding, reckless driving, passing in a no passing zone, failure to keep right and driving without a license.
Nixon was charged with DWI speeding, reckless driving, failure to keep right, driving without a license and aggravated unlicensed operation.
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