A 95-year-old driver was taken to a hospital with minor injuries Wednesday after his vehicle struck the ramps of a parked logging trailer and went down an embankment in Palmyra, deputies said.
The Wayne County Sheriff's Office said Nickolus O. Rasch was driving south on Cambier Road around 9:08 a.m. when he came upon a logging truck and trailer parked along the west shoulder.
Deputies said Rasch had about 300 feet of clear line of sight, but failed to use due care while navigating around the truck and trailer. His vehicle struck the trailer's loading ramps, causing him to lose control and go down an embankment into a wooded area.
FL1 FORECAST: Dangerous heat builds this week as Finger Lakes enters summer's hottest stretch Bystanders helped Rasch out of the vehicle and back to the roadway before Finger Lakes Ambulance took him for treatment.
The Palmyra and East Palmyra fire departments, Finger Lakes Ambulance and local residents assisted at the scene.
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