Two teenagers were injured in a one-car crash last night in the 8700 block of Simonds Road in Pembroke that investigators say was caused by driving too fast.
Holly A. Peffer, 17, of 10374 Clarence Center, Clarence, was reported as the driver and she suffered an injured leg. Her passenger was reportedly Chelsea K. Loomis, 16, who complained of abdominal pain.
Both were transported to Erie County Medical Center for evaluation.
Deputy K.R. McCarthy reported that the car, a 1999 Ford SUV, was northbound on Simonds Road at an "unsafe speed" at about 11:40 p.m. when it left the roadway along the east shoulder. The car hit an earth embankment and rolled over.
Oopsie! I wrecked my first
Oopsie! I wrecked my first car when I was 23 days shy of turning 17. The night of November 2nd, 1979 I had my girlfriend in the car with me (A Datsun B210) and I tried taking a sharp curve @ 70 MPH. It didn't work. My mom had just purchased a wood stove in Waterloo and it was my job to drive the car home while she rode in the pickup truck hauling the wood stove. I slid through the front lawn of the justice of the peace and through a retired sheriff's front lawn who also happened to be my bus driver. The car rolled many times back across the road facing the direction we had come from. Neither of us was wearing a seat belt (not required by law at the time). Both of us walked away without a scratch while the car steamed in the field. Ohhh the memories of antifreeze aromas and the police giving me a ticket for failure to keep right. My mother hugged me and cried, while I felt like a total idiot.
I hope these two girls are okay. It'll be something they never forget and lets hope it's something they learn from.