Roll over crashes blamed on icy roads

CLARENDON, N.Y. (WIVB) - The Orleans County Sheriff’s Office says icy roads are to blame for two separate roll-over crashes, Wednesday morning.

At 7 a.m. on E. Lee Road in Clarendon, an SUV ran off the roadway, struck two trees and over turned, coming to rest on the driver’s side.

The driver, 51-year-old DeCarra D. Johnson, of Albion, was the sole occupant of the vehicle. She was treated at the scene and released.

>> Wednesday morning on Route 219, a vehicle rolled onto its side

Fifteen minutes later, on W. Lee Road in Barre, a pick-up truck ran off the south side of the roadway into a ditch and overturned before coming to rest on the driver’s side.

The driver, and sole occupant of the vehicle, 61-year-old Reinhard Rogowski, of Medina, was taken to Medina Memorial Hospital, with non life threatening injuries.