A 19-year-old Lyons man suffered serious injuries Friday afternoon after a motorcycle collided with a vehicle that was turning into a driveway in the Town of Hopewell.
FL1 FORECAST: Cloudy, cooler Wednesday precedes widespread Friday rain and a Saturday chill Ontario County sheriff’s deputies responded to the crash at the intersection of State Route 488 and Archer Road at about 3:07 p.m. The crash involved a motorcycle and a passenger vehicle, according to investigators.
Deputies determined that Sue Sharpe, 79, of Romulus, was driving west on Route 488 and attempting to make a left turn into a residential driveway when she failed to yield to oncoming traffic. Zachary Stone, 19, of Lyons, was traveling east on a motorcycle when he collided with Sharpe’s vehicle.
Stone was transported by Canandaigua Ambulance to Strong Memorial Hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. Sharpe was medically cleared at the scene.
Deputies issued Sharpe a citation for failure to yield the right of way. A portion of Route 488 was closed for about an hour while investigators processed the scene and cleared the roadway.
The Ontario County Sheriff’s Office investigated the crash.
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