One injured after two-car accident at Consumer Square in New Hartford

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NEW HARTFORD - New Hartford Police Department investigated a 2 car personal injury motor vehicle accident resulting in one being treated for chest injuries due to air bag deployment.

According to police, around 12:45 p.m. on Thursday, Rebecca Young, 50 of Mohawk was attempting to exit Consumer Square when she allegedly passed a red light inside the plaza and struck a 2003 Jeep Liberty that was operated by Marie Forness, 77, of Utica.

With the assistance of the New York Mills Fire Department and Edwards Ambulance, Young was treated for minor chest injuries at the scene and later released.

After investigation, Young was issued a traffic summons for failing to obey a traffic control device and is scheduled to return to New Hartford Court on June 25 to answer the charge.

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Monday, Jun 2 at 5:06 AM I HATE THAT INTERSECTION wrote ...

I don't go there everyday because of this intersection. I think it's a BAD set up, BUT I agree with slow driver" the only prolem with that is YOU can be the one slowing down and taking your time, but the other driver's AREN"T so this was bound to happen, and NOTHING will get done to fix this prolem UNTIL someone's life is taken ( and that's just sad)!!!!

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Saturday, May 31 at 11:34 PM Utica Driver wrote ...

I agree with safe drive in W'boro. People did to slow down, get off their cell phones and pay attention. Also get rid of the right on red. To many people don't obey that either, they put on thier brakes and slide thru.You are still suppose to STOP,then proceed.

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Friday, May 30 at 2:39 PM Joe wrote ...

Consumers Square - Too many stores with poorly designed roads on the complex. My thinking..there should have been built a major one-way, two lane road, around the outside premeter of the original lot - with two major intersections on Commerical Drive - one entrance and one exit. two blocks apart. Then build all the new stores facing that outer premeter road! This would have eliminated having one major inter- section with traffic bottle necks all the way up to the Walmart store. Too late now!

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Friday, May 30 at 8:24 AM Ms O wrote ...

The "traffic patterns" are not clearly marked - they need to be repainted.

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Friday, May 30 at 6:35 AM Safe Driver in W'boro wrote ...

Slow down people! Never mind, "This was bound to happen". Yeah, because everyone is in such a hurry. The Square is not poorly designed, if you follow the patterns clearly marked in the road. I go in and out of there almost daily, and I find that courtesy, and patients goes a long way to not only keeping me safe, but those who drive around me. Remember, each of us is controling our own vehicle. If we all took our time, and slow down a bit, we'll have less confusion and accidents. Behave!

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Thursday, May 29 at 10:27 PM james wrote ...

everybody knows its a disaster area in consumer square i've been almost hit several times you cant see every car when you make turns there should be more than one exit i think they need to redesign that lot or it will only get worst

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Thursday, May 29 at 6:21 PM iguesso wrote ...

That was bound to happen. The traffic pattern in the entire square is a cluster. I'm guessing it was the engineer's first project after graduation...

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Thursday, May 29 at 5:52 PM Be careful wrote ...

It's better to get to your destination safe than chance beating a red light. I laugh at people who fly past me only to end up sitting at the same light as me. Slow down and be more careful, it will help keeps the roads a little safer and save you some money.

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Thursday, May 29 at 4:29 PM Jason wrote ...

Soooo thankful I don't work in Consumer Square anymore. You take your life in your hands just going into or exiting the plaza. VERY VERY poor traffic plan & design...

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Thursday, May 29 at 4:14 PM Mike wrote ...

Wow the 77 Year old did not cause the accident !

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Thursday, May 29 at 3:15 PM sonny wrote ...

great picture wktv!!

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