Firefighters respond to
crash with no driver

MidTown – Town of Evans NY – January 1, 2004 --- Angola Fire Control dispatched Evans Center Firefighters around 5:30 this morning to the town's first fire/rescue call of 2004.

Chief Bruce Green Jr. and Assistant Chief Tiger Schmittendorf rolled up on an auto accident on Bennett Road near the intersection of Dennis Road. There they found a car in the middle of the roadway with power lines hanging low across the street.

The unmanned vehicle had apparently lost control while traveling east on Bennett Road towards Route 5, left the roadway and hit a power pole. The pole snapped about 10 ft. up and the remainder of the pole fell straight down, sticking into the ground with the wires still attached.

Firefighters shut down traffic on Bennett Road and at Route 5 while Evans Police officers looked for the accident victim. The male driver was eventually located, unharmed, a few houses away from the accident scene.

Evans Center crews remained on location until after 7:30am when Niagara Mohawk Power crews arrived to assess the damage. NiMo was on location into the evening making the necessary repairs. Power to homes in the area was not affected.

Responding with the chiefs were Lieutenants Mike Relosky and Mike Kauzala, and Firefighters Dennis Allen, Matt Kreiger, Doug Milks and Bob Zamrok. Evans Center was assisted at the scene by Rural/Metro Paramedics and Pinto's Towing.