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SILVER CREEK -- At around 2:08 p.m. Monday, deputies were dispatched to Howard Street in Silver Creek for a reported personal injury accident involving a semi versus an SUV.
Through the investigation it was determined that the SUV, driven by Donald Hoeber, 88, of Irving, allegedly pulled out into the roadway in front of the semi. Despite efforts by the semi driver to avoid a collision, the semi still stuck the SUV before going across the roadway, and flipping on its side.
As a result of flipping on its side, the semi spilled a large amount of the load of gravel it was carrying. The driver of the semi sustained minor injuries in the crash and was transported to Lakeshore Hospital for treatment. Hoeber and the other occupant of his SUV were unharmed in the accident.
Hoeber was subsequently issued a citation for failure to yield the right of way when entering a roadway. He will answer to the charged in Hanover Town Court at a later date. Howard Street was shut down for a period as deputies investigated and the vehicles were removed.