Fulton, NY : Three people injured in Single vehicle crash in rock County on Thursday January 14 2016.
Speed and alcohol may have contributed to a Thursday single-vehicle crash that injured three, according to the Rock County Sheriff's Office.
When emergency crews arrived at County M and County H in the town of Fulton shortly before 11 p.m., they found a 2000 Chevy Silverado had hit a tree and three occupants remained pinned inside, according to a sheriff's office news release.
Fire personnel extricated the occupants, and all were taken to Mercy Hospital and Trauma Center, Janesville.
Driver Tyler T. Schneider, 23, Janesville, who was reported to have serious injuries, was later taken to Rockford Memorial Hospital in Illinois. He was listed in critical condition Friday morning.
He was arrested on charges of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated, reported to be his second offense, and two counts of causing injury by intoxicated use of a motor vehicle, according to the release.
Passengers Devin D. Howard, 22, and Jeremy Argue, 21, both of Janesville, were also reported to have serious injuries. Mercy Hospital and Trauma Center declined to release condition information about either man.
The initial investigation indicates Schneider was driving east on County M when he failed to stop at the stop sign at the intersection, his truck left the road and hit a tree, according to the release. Speed and alcohol were contributing factors, and nobody in the vehicle had been wearing seat belts, according to the release.
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Single vehicle crash injures three in town of Fulton