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One serious injury in Town of Sheridan rollover accident

Posted at 9:04 AM, Sep 03, 2017
and last updated 2017-09-03 16:00:41-04

On Saturday, Deputies from the Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office responded to a car accident on Route 5 just before 4:00 p.m. in the Town of Sheridan.

Kristi Jones, 25 of Dunkirk was operating a vehicle when swerved to miss a deer and lost control of the vehicle, according to authorities. 

The vehicle left the roadway and struck a mailbox, road sign, fire hydrant and a fence. It then overturned and was left on its roof. 

Jones and two children suffered minor injuries. An infant was unharmed in the incident.

Her front seat passenger, 31-year-old Eric Jones suffered injuries that appeared to be serious but non-life threatening. 

Everyone in the vehicle was taken by ambulance to Brooks Hospital.

No charges have been filed.