New York State Police said a medical emergency caused a woman to lose control of her Toyota RAV4 before it struck a vacant house on State Route 178 in Henderson shortly before 6 p.m. Monday, according to WWNY. She was taken to a hospital to be checked and was not believed to be seriously injured.
The crash also brings into focus a state policy that may apply in some illness-related cases, though it does not establish what will happen here. The New York State Department of Motor Vehicles says a police crash report indicating that illness caused a crash may prompt a request for medical documentation. There is no information indicating whether such a request or review applies to this driver.
The home was vacant, and its owner said it was not ready for a tenant because he had bought it intending to repair it. The woman had two dogs in the SUV; information provided to the newsroom said neither was hurt. The SUV struck the house and sustained visible damage to its front driver’s side, WWNY reported.
