2 car PI MVA Town of Junius

The Seneca County Sheriff’s Office reports, on Sunday May 16th, 2021 at approximately 1:10 PM, Sheriff’s Deputies responded to the intersection of State Route 318 and Nine Foot Road in the Town of Junius for a two car personal injury motor vehicle accident. Sheriff’s Deputies report a vehicle, driven by Wendy Wickum 50 of Rt 88 Newark NY , was traveling east on State Route 318 at the Nine Foot Road intersection when she attempted to pass other vehicles on the right which were turning north onto Nine Foot Road. A second vehicle, operated by John Scholl , 79 of Edwards Road Waterloo was westbound and attempting to make a left hand turn onto Nine Foot Road when the two vehicles collided. As a result of the accident, Wickum and her passenger Lee Wickum 82 of Lyons sustained minor neck and chest injuries and were transported to Geneva General Hospital by Finger Lakes and Lyons Town Ambulances. The driver of the second vehicle, John Scholl and passenger Janette Scholl 80 (same address ) , also sustained minor injuries in the crash but were not transported.
Deputies report Wickum was issued a traffic ticket for passing unsafely and is to appear before the Town of Junius Court at a later date. Both vehicles sustained heavy damage and were towed from the scene. Junius Fire Department assisted at the scene.
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