At approximately 7:16 AM the Genesee County Emergency Dispatch Center received a call for a report of a car vs. pedestrian accident in the area of 40 Ellicott Avenue in the City of Batavia. Patrols arrived within minutes to find a passenger vehicle had struck a garbage truck and two workers that were outside of the truck at the time. The individuals that were struck are identified as Scott Shea (age 33) and Michael Cowham (age 39) both employees of Casella Waste Systems, Inc. Officers, an off-duty City of Batavia fireman and bystanders provided aid to the injured until Mercy EMS and City of Batavia Fire Department arrived. Mercy EMS transported both Casella employees to Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester with serious, but non-life threatening injuries. The driver of the passenger vehicle, identified as Kimberly Przybysz (age 38) of Batavia was taken to RRH UMMC in Batavia as a precautionary measure. 

Initial investigation shows that the Casella employees were stationary outside of the garbage truck, which was parked alongside the westside of Ellicott Avenue, for a normal pick-up. The operator of the passenger vehicle was northbound on Ellicott Avenue, crossed the street and drove into the side of the garbage truck, striking the truck and both employees. Initial investigation reveals the driver of the passenger vehicle may have suffered a medical event and therefore momentarily lost control of the vehicle. The operator of the passenger vehicle was issued a traffic ticket for failure to keep right.

Anyone with information regarding the accident is asked to contact Officer Wesley Rissinger at 585-345-6350.