Morning News Brief
Written by Tom Tharp on January 31, 2022
A Corfu man is dead following a single vehicle accident. 32 year old Jordan Terkel of Corfu was killed early Saturday morning when his vehicle struck a utility pole on rt 77 in Pembroke. Terkel was traveling south on rt 77 when his vehicle traveled off the east shoulder of the roadway and struck the pole. Terkel was dead by the time deputies arrived according to the sheriff’s office. The county coroner said he died from injuries sustained in the crash.
Looking for a new car or just hoping to catch a glimpse of some concepts? The Buffalo Auto show is coming back into town Thursday February 3rd and running through Sunday the 6th. Tickets are 10 dollars a piece for the show that was canceled due to COVID in 2021. It is being held at the Buffalo Niagara Convention Center and is vaccinated only. Organizers say the show will be smaller this year due to the lack of inventory at most dealers because of the microchip shortage. Usually there are over 250 cars and this year there will be less than 200.
Mercy Flight was dispatched to the Stafford Fire hall at around 7pm Sunday for a snowmobile accident in the area of 5660 Horseshoe Lake rd. The accident occurred about a half mile off the road and the patient was initially unconscious but breathing. Mercy flight arrived around 7:45 and the person was roused to consciousness. No word on what injuries were sustained.
The Buffalo Bills former Offensive Coordinator Brian Daboll is now the NY Giants Head Coach. The announcement came late Friday night and Giants fans have been responding by donating money to Oishei Children’s Hospital. Fans are donating in 17 dollar increments and so far over 442 thousand dollars have been donated since the last Bills game by over 20,000 donors.
The Buffalo Sabres lost to the Colorado Avalanche 4 to 1 Sunday night. Dylan Cozens scored the lone goal for Buffalo. Dustin Tokarski saved 32 shots. Buffalo has lost the last 6 games against the Avalanche and Colorado is on the 5th longest home winning streak in NHL history. Buffalo also had 8 players on the COVID protocol list. Their next game is against the Vegas Golden Knights in Vegas on Tuesday at 10pm.
