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Man killed in ATV accident in Colden

COLDEN — Erie County Sheriff Timothy B. Howard reports residents on South Hill Road in the Town of Colden called 911 after hearing a loud crash and seeing a male in ditch injured.

Deputies were dispatched Sunday around 8:45 p.m. to 9385 South Hill for a single ATV quad crash. When the Sheriff’s Office arrived, volunteer fire personnel were already on scene, and the victim — Joseph Ernst, 35, of Depew — was pronounced dead at the scene. The Sheriff’s Crash Investigation and ATV units were called to continue the investigation.

According to the Sheriff’s Office, it appeared the victim had been riding without a helmet.

The fatal crash is still under investigation.

Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office

¯ CARROLL — Jaron C. Dallas, 35, of Frewsburg was charged with second-degree strangulation, second-degree assualt and fourth-degree criminal mischief on Sunday.

At approximately 3 p.m., the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office responded to an address in the town of Carroll for an altercation between two individuals. After further investigation, Dallas was charged, arraigned in Carroll Town Court and remanded to the Chautauqua County Jail.

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