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July 27, 2009
Head-on Collision with Entrapment: Walden Avenue near Sheldon Avenue


Collision sends five to hospital, police charge man with DWI

LANCASTER, N.Y. (WIVB) - An accident in Lancaster sent five people to the hospital.

A two-car collision sent five people to the hospital.  Lancaster Police say they responded to the accident around 11:20 p.m. Monday.  They say 23-year-old Eric Berst of Kenmore caused the crash.  Police charged him with driving while intoxicated and failure to keep right.

Police say Juliette Peterson of Buffalo operated the car that was hit.  Three other passengers in that car include a 43-year-old male, a 29-year-old female and a 13-year-old female.  The 13 year old is at Children's Hospital Tuesday morning recovering from facial, hip and leg injuries.
 

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Mercy Flight called in Lancaster crash that leads to DWI charge
By Gene Warner
NEWS STAFF REPORTER, BUFFALO NEWS

July 28, 2009, 8:59 AM

One driver was injured and a second was charged with driving while intoxicated following a head-on crash involving two SUVs in Lancaster late Monday night, Lancaster police reported today.

Both drivers and three passengers were taken to area hospitals, following the collision that occurred shortly after 11 p.m. Monday on Walden Avenue, near Sheldon Avenue.

Police say a westbound SUV driven by Eric J. Berst, 23, of Kenmore, crossed into the eastbound lane, striking the eastbound SUV driven by Juliette Peterson, 30, of Buffalo.

Peterson was taken by Mercy Flight to Erie County Medical Center, where she was being treated in the emergency room and expected to be transferred to a regular room.

Three passengers in her vehicle, two adults and a 13-year-old girl, were taken to area hospitals with a combination of facial, leg and other injuries, police said.

Berst also was taken to ECMC, where he was treated and released into the custody of Lancaster police. They charged him with DWI and failure to keep right, and police said additional charges are expected.

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June 30, 2009
In-District Structure Fire, 17 Sawyer Avenue: Garage Fire with Multiple Exposures

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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April 2009

The Lancaster Fire Department recently took delivery of a new Fire Chief's vehicle, a 2009 Chevrolet Tahoe.  This vehicle replaces a 2001 Ford Expedition.


 

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March 6, 2009
In-District Structure Fire, 38 Veterans Drive: Residential Structure Fire

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January 24, 2009
In-District Structure Fire, 53 Caswell Street: Residential Structure Fire

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