LEICESTER – A huge steel gray combine harvester was apparently struck in the side by a car at about 6:34 a.m. Tuesday morning, resulting in a heroic coordinated rescue effort by several local fire departments, with a Mercy Flight helicopter standing by. Apparently, the driver tried to pass the combine near where Perry Road transitions into Pine Tavern Road, just beyond the town of Leicester. Though the driver, Elizabeth Newland, 72, of … [Read more...]
Woman Escapes Serious Injury After Combine Collision
LEICESTER — A Fillmore woman narrowly escaped serious injury after she was involved in a horrific looking collision when she swerved into a combine she was attempting to pass. According to a press release from Livingston County Sheriff Thomas Dougherty, Elizabeth Newland, 72, was attempting to pass the combine, which were both headed eastbound on Rte. 39 when a vehicle traveling in the opposite direction forced her into the farm machine where … [Read more...]