DEER RIVER — An engine fire resulting from a one-vehicle crash at about 10:50 a.m. was quickly subdued by fire fighters on Thursday morning.
It took less than 15 minutes for first responders to extinguish the flames and remove the driver of the black Nissan Rogue that crashed into a parked semi-truck at Widrick Truck and Diesel Service, 10809 State Route 26, just outside the hamlet of Deer River and about 2 miles from the Jefferson County line.
According to West Carthage Fire Chief Peter Crump, the woman driving the SUV “just veered over” across the south bound lane and crashed into the truck parked at the corner of Widrick’s lot.
According to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Raymond Ortlieb, the driver is a resident of Calcium, although her name has not yet been released.
He said she was taken by a Lewis County Search and Rescue ambulance to St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in Utica for non-life threatening injuries.
A dump truck with the driver in the cab was parked next to the semi-truck but was not involved in the crash as was originally stated during the dispatch communications, according to Deputy Ortlieb and Chief Crump. The driver of the dump truck did, however, witness the accident.
The deputy said he has not yet been able to interview the driver about what caused her to lose control of the vehicle.
State police and Lewis County Emergency Services also assisted at the scene.
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