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Three Airlifted After Car Rear-Ends Horse-Drawn Buggy in Yates County

The crash adds to a recent string of horse-and-buggy collisions reported across Upstate New York.

Overview

  • Deputies say Alisha Wheeler, 38, of Dundee, struck a southbound buggy from behind on Six Corners Road in Barrington on Sunday afternoon.
  • Passengers Daniel Nolt, 31, Linda Nolt, 25, and a child were ejected and flown by Mercy Flight to Strong Memorial Hospital with serious injuries.
  • The horse pulling the buggy was reported euthanized at the scene, according to 13WHAM.
  • Wheeler was cited for following too closely; she and a child in her car were evaluated on scene and were uninjured.
  • Six Corners Road was closed for several hours and later reopened, and the investigation by the Yates County Sheriff’s Office is ongoing.