TOWN OF HARTLAND, N.Y. (WIVB)- Three adults and a baby were taken to the hospital after a head-on crash in Niagara County on Saturday.
Niagara County Sheriff Jim Voutour told News 4 two vehicles collided in the Town of Hartland on Ridge Rd., between Orangeport Rd. and Hartland Rd. It happened around 6:45 p.m.
One vehicle was carrying a one year old child, and the child’s mother, Maren Smith, and grandmother, Ellen Matesic. Both adults were flown by Mercy Flight to ECMC.
As of Sunday morning the baby is in good condition at Women and Children’s hospital, according to the Sheriff. Smith was released from ECMC Saturday night and Matesic remains in serious condition.
The man driving the other vehicle sustained minor injuries and was treated at Eastern Niagara Hospital.
The Sheriff’s Office said the investigation revealed the man traveling west bound, went into the east bound lane, causing the crash. Fire crews had to use the jaws of life to get the two women out of the other vehicle.
The Niagara County Sheriff’s Accident Investigation Unit is still investigation the collision and charges are pending against the driver.
