Warrants: Police suspect DWI in IBM crash
(ABC 6 News) —UPDATE: Police suspect alcohol was a factor in a crash at IBM Monday, which injured the driver.
Investigators believe the driver was under the influence of alcohol at the time of the crash and were granted a search warrant for a blood sample, according to court records.
At 11:52 a.m., officers from the Rochester Police Department were sent to the IBM entrance for a hit-and-run crash, according to court documents.
Once they got to the scene, officers saw the alleged driver lying on the ground next to a vehicle which was upside-down and smoking, according to the search warrant. The suspect was the only one in the vehicle that crashed.
A witness on scene reportedly told officers he pulled the driver out of the car, and the witness said the driver told him he had been drinking.
Four other witnesses at the scene reportedly told officers they saw the suspect’s vehicle strike the rear of another vehicle multiple times, then drove off at a high rate of speed.
The vehicle then struck the Northeast corner of the Western Digital Building and flipped over.
No other injuries were reported, and no charges have been filed against the suspected driver yet.
This is a developing story. ABC 6 News will provide more details as they become available.
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(ABC 6 News) – A driver is hurt after a crash that happened at the IBM campus in Rochester on Monday, according to the Rochester Police Department (RPD).
RPD says the crash happened around 11:50 a.m. Officers responded to a report of an injury crash at IBM.
A car reportedly struck another vehicle near the entrance then drove into the corner of one of the buildings. According to RPD, the vehicle and building have significant damage from the crash.
No one in the building was hurt. The driver of the vehicle that was struck was not injured either.
The driver of the car that hit the building was transported to Saint Marys Hospital. The severity of their injuries is unknown at this time.
RPD says it is currently investigating the cause of the crash.
This is a developing story. ABC 6 News will provide more details as they become available.