Sheriff: Drivers that caused deadly, four-car crash were traveling 90 mph on Rt. 332
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Sheriff Kevin Henderson provided an update on the deadly four-car crash earlier this week in Ontario County. It happened on a stretch of Route 332 in Canandaigua, and involved two sedans and a tractor-trailer.
Henderson says a deputy arrived in the area just after 3 p.m. for a targeted speed enforcement detail to to aggressive driving in the area. As he positioned his vehicle, he heard one car approaching from the north – traveling south – at a high rate of speed.
Dec 11, 2020
Ontario County Sheriff Kevin Henderson says it was two drivers that were racing each other, led to a deadly crash Tuesday in the Town of Canandaigua.
It happened on Route 332 at the Airport Road intersection.
Authorities say their investigation found that 39-year-old Rachel Pierce was racing a vehicle driven by 29-year-old Jasen Ray on Route 332, and that the two did know each other. Authorities say Pierce was driving over 90 miles per hour when she slammed into the back of a tractor-trailer after it made a left turn in front of the two southbound vehicles.
She was pronounced dead at the scene, her two passengers, her 13-year-old son and a 17-year-old girl were treated for injuries at the hospital and released.
WHECTV Created: December 11, 2020 01:27 PM
CANANDAIGUA, N.Y. (WHEC) A Canandaigua man is facing multiple charges after the crash on Route 332 and Airport Road Tuesday that left one woman dead and two children injured.
Deputies say just after 3 p.m. they set up along Route 332 for speed enforcement detail when almost immediately they saw a Ford Fusion and a Mercedes traveling at about 80 mph in a 40 mph zone.
The deputy began pulling the cars over, and ended up seeing the Ford hit the back of a tractor-trailer that was turning onto Airport Road.
Deputies say the Mercedes then hit the back of the Ford, and the Ford hit a Nissan Pathfinder that was stopped at a red light.