Charges For Driver
23-Year-Old City Man Faces?Several Charges After CrashBy Robert Rizzuto, rrizzuto@post-journal.com
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A young Jamestown man has been charged in connection with a Thursday night accident on Livingston Avenue that sent several friends and acquaintances to various hospitals.
Terrance Hubbard, 23, of 499 Front St., Jamestown, was charged with speed not reasonable and prudent, driving without a license, reckless operation, failure to stop at a stop sign, failure to keep right, four counts of first-degree reckless endangerment, second-degree filing a false written report and for having a child under the age of 16 in the vehicle without a seatbelt.
Jamestown police say that around 11:30 p.m. Thursday, Hubbard was driving a dark blue 2003 Chevy TrailBlazer west on Livingston Avenue at a very high speed when he apparently blew the stop sign at Lister Avenue. As the SUV was descending the hill ahead of the intersection, it crossed into the oncoming lane, then into a wooded area where it continued, narrowly missing a tree on the left and a utility pole on the right.
At the bottom of the hill in the woods, it hit an earth embankment head-on, then catapulted into a privately owned storage garage at the corner of Chicago Avenue.
The rear hatch of the Trail Blazer actually hit the corner of the roof, which is at least 25 feet in the air, then the vehicle fell back to the ground on its roof.
Amazingly enough, no one inside sustained any life-threatening injuries, police say, although two of the passengers were seriously injured.
Capt. Robert Samuelson with the Jamestown Police Department said that Hubbard was in the front seat with another passenger, who were both buckled up, while two passengers in the middle seat were unbuckled as was the female in the farthest seat back.
Rescue crews weren't able to cut the last victim from the SUV until 12:30 a.m., almost an hour after the incident due to the extensive damage to the vehicle.
The names of the victims have not been released but at least one of the passengers is said to be at the Erie County Medical Center with serious injuries.
"Everyone was injured in the crash, but they are really lucky to be alive," he said. "Based on the damage to the vehicle and the building, and the way they came off the road, they must have been traveling in excess of highway speeds."
Samuelson said that he was amazed that the vehicle missed the utility pole and tree which it glided in between before hitting the roof of the building.
"Going that fast, there's no way he could have steered to avoid them," he said. "If they would have hit either of them at that speed, chances are it wouldn't have been good."
The TrailBlazer is totaled, with damage to every inch of the vehicle, although the air bags didn't deploy upon impact.
Jamestown police officers were assisted on the scene by officers from Ellicott and Lakewood-Busti police departments. Firefighters from Jamestown, Celoron, Lakewood and Ashville all assisted with the rescue.
Hubbard was arraigned in Jamestown City Court on Friday morning and sent to the Chautauqua County Jail where he is being held awaiting a bail recommendation from District Attorney David Foley's office. He will return to city court for a preliminary hearing on June 3 at 10:30 a.m.
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IBrooks
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06-05-09 10:44 AM
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Babii00420 I don't who you believe in but there is a God. How do you think that you wake up every morning and how do you breath,talk,walk,eat and go on you way everyday. I feel real sorry for you and one day you will realize that there is a God and that he was the one that saved everyone's life.Jesus died on the cross for our sins. Just open your and let him in. I do know Terrance personally he is my nephew. All the name calling that you are doing is not on disrespectful for your self being a young lady.
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Babii00girl420
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06-05-09 7:29 AM
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haha.. IBrooks .. God is not real.. If there was a god.. then none of this bulllSh*t would be happenening. And yes i WAS a friend of terrances. But i was closer to Selina and Kylea.. Terrance is a complete dumbAass for what he did. He will NEVER learn.. and if you knew terrance.. you would know that.. I hope that his son doesnt turn out like his father..
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IBrooks
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06-04-09 9:58 AM
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Babbii00girl420 you have just contradict your self , You said that Terrance was your friend Megan is not trying to have self pity she just have a heart and that is what God looks at not what's on the out side but what's in your heart.Terrance will reap what he has sown and for you to judge anyone, please pick up your bible and read . Everything that God says come to pass. He know what we are going to do before we do it. Like I said before I am grateful that nobody in the truck was hurt and if you are friends to anyone that is what you need to be thanking our all mighty God for
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Babii00girl420
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06-03-09 4:45 PM
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You people need to get over your self.. specailly you megan.. Terrance was the one who lied.. terrance was the one who drove crazy.. and terrance was the one who crashed.. MotherNTaxpayer is correct.. What if Terrance was driving and hit a house? or hit a child for gosh sakes. He has ALWAYS been a liar.. since the day i met him.. and he will always lie and make excuses..
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Babii00girl420
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06-03-09 4:40 PM
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I understand selina did wrong by letting terrance drive.. But does that make it right for the complete idiot to drive that fast and blow 2 stop signs? **** come on.. your being completly retarded.. from what i heard you were only worried about terrance going to jail.. So maybe you should just stop making everyone feel remorse for you. Terrance should NEVER be aloud to drive.. this is his first bad accident.. but not his first time driving like a complete idiot. Your just looking for attention.. and i have no idea why ppl are givin it to you. Terrance did wrong.. and he deserves to be in jail for the rest of his f*ckin life.
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mginley
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06-02-09 2:59 PM
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thankkkkk you somebody who isnt bashing on him.i dont think what he did was right.but i dont put all the blame on him either.and he told us that he had a licsence.and selina believed him because he's really good friends with her brother and well i guess she just felt she trusted him.im not really letting this get to me anymore.because the more i stress the harder this is gonna be.
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IBrooks
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06-01-09 8:40 PM
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mgiley is there are reason that she let him drive did she even think to ask if he had a driver license. I am Terrance aunt, and if he has driven like this before why in the world were they in the truck. I am so sorry that you are going through this with Terrrance being your bf and the the other friends that are in the hospital. To me everyone is suffering for this. The one's in the crash and their families. Do anyone think about what Terrance mother and father is going through, well I know because she is my sister. He was raised right he was in church and he is not a bad young man. He just made a bad choice. That is something that he will have to deal with. Megan clear your mind and just thank God that everyone will be ok. He will never put more on us than we can bear.
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mginley
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06-01-09 8:05 PM
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you think that he has NO REMORSE?look...i only say the things i say out of emotion.i really dont want to believe that this all happened and it was caused by someone i trusted alot.and for you people to keep constantly keep throwing it in my face.the more i get upset.ive told myself over and over.i could go the rest of my life without seeing him,and never CARE.but he was my BOYFRIEND,for me and him to end like this,and from this??and with my friends in the hospital,and the car accident....CAN YOU EVEN START TO IMAGINE WHAT IM GOING THROUGH????
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mginley
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06-01-09 7:52 PM
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its funny though.because I WAS the ONLY ONE telling him to slowdown.and you gotta remember your going against him,but he wouldnt have been driving if SELINA didnt tell him he could.this is not just put on ONE person.now im not the ONLY ONE whos said that either.
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mginley
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06-01-09 7:45 PM
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Babii00girl420 ummmm who are youuu?
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MotherNTaxpayer
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06-01-09 5:38 PM
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I hope he is punished by the law. He had no right to put ANYONES life in danger. Those in the car or ANYONE else in the world. I dont live that far from where the ACCIDENT took place. I have three children and I know there are at least 25 other children in that section of town. What if someone would have been walkin home and he hit them? There are so many whatif's. One thing I do know is "what if he was not driving?" Then this would have never happened. When you act like you don't care then things like this happen. I lost two friends to CAR ACCIDENTS. One driving drunk and the other decided to race. Stupid decisions lead to bad outcomes. Thats the truth. Excuses are not needed here. HIS actions caused this. I hope everyone can take something from this and make better choices in the furture.
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Babii00girl420
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06-01-09 12:17 PM
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mginley.. your making way to many excuses for his actions..if ur his girlfriend..then YOU should have stopped this.. Im his friend.. im Selinas & Kylies friend.. what he did almost cost the life of other people.. This is not his first time for driving like an complete idiot.. Trust me I KNOW!!!!!!.. Everyone had their guesses.. he would have gone too far.. It just ***** that it had to proven correctly. Terrance is not a bad kid.. no.. but he is not a smart kid. He does not have to cares in the world.. besides himself. He deserves to be punished in every single way!!!! And ill stand by that for the rest of my life.. due to him putting MY FRIENDS in the f-ckin hospital.. And you MEGAN.. couldnt stand up and say slow the f-ck down!!!!!
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ru4real
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05-31-09 11:26 PM
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I agree, Thank God EVERYONE SURVIVED, THE MAN HOWEVER SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN BEHIND THE WHEEL WITHOUT A LICENSE. THIS IS WHAT SHOULD BE SPOKE ABOUT THEN THESE YOUNG PEOPLE WOULDN'T BE DEALING WITH THE PAIN AND GRIEF.
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911caller
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05-31-09 11:23 PM
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coming! hes 23 not a kid he should have known something bad would happen! it was raining! ok say u didnt crash you would of been going faster hit the tracks further down and maybe crashed and died or what if a mother a father or car full of children pulled from one of those two stop signs you ran! you girls are young and really lucky! hes trouble obviously!
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911caller
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05-31-09 11:18 PM
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i was there that night! i was the first one on the seen! i was scared i heard the girls screaming somebody help! im not a emt i was down the street when u guys flew by! going atleast 70 to maybe even close to a hundred! i heard the crash and ran to the truck! my friend called 911 seconds after we heard and seen the crash when i made it to the truck there was a girl laying on the ground an old man with a beard walking around and a black guy not knowing what to do but try to help get people out of the truck! i was there when the girl on the ground was screaming at the black guy saying no i wont calm down i was just in a f-ing accident! i yelled to you to stay calm help is on the way dont move at all you might be hurt bad! i waved the voulontary help down then walked away cuz i was so shocked and scared hearing them girls balling and screaming for help! i cant stop thinking about it and i wasnt even the one in the accident! you blew threw not one but two stop signs fast knew a crash was
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IBrooks
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05-31-09 11:01 PM
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There is some much negativity. Everyone should just be thanking GOD that the young people in the car was spared. Yes, Terrance will have to be accountable for his actions. It,s not that anyone is taken up for him. The only person that can judge him in the end is our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Prayer do change thing. This go out to the family of the children that was in the truck, I will keep you and your family in my prayer and hope for a speedy recovery. Put Jesus first and every thing will fall into place. We have all falling short of glory. For Terrance, I will always pray for you.
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chubbard
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05-31-09 11:00 PM
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LindaD, I'm not making excuse for him. I never said that he shouldn't be responsible for his actions. In fact I stated " That I believe that he should reap the consequences of his actions!" Meaning every person should be responsible and punished for their bad choses. I feel just as bad as everyone of you about the situation. I did apologize to the other passengers and their families. I know that just apologizing doesn't make their loved ones better. Because of a stupid chose Terrance decided to make there are people hurt and they could've been killed. And he should face responsibility for his action. Everyone is on my mind and in my prayers. And this words are coming directly from one person so please leave the rest of his family out of it.
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jamestowngirl
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05-31-09 10:37 PM
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You claim that 'It was not all his fault.' Since he was the driver and he was operating the vehicle as you claimed, then who else would possibly be to blame?... The answer is no one but himself. I'm not quite sure why you are defending someone who purposefully defied specific traffic and driving laws only meant to keep those on the road safe to endanger those in his vehicle and those on the road. You seriously need to reconsider why you are sticking up for him- I know several first responders that assisted at the crash and had the laws that have been put in place for a reason been followed this would have not happened! Boy is he lucky.
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mginley
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05-31-09 4:56 PM
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well he's only be facing that if someone died.and i do KNOW him.he is MY boyfrienddddddd.i know what he did WAS WRONGGGGGGGGGGG you people act like im stuck on stupid or something.no he's not misunderstood,or the WHOLE WORLD IS OUT TO GET him.keep your smart remarks to yourself.i never even said that i cared that he's in jail,yes in a sense im defending him,but thats because wrong or right,he's still MY bf,he was driving,but only with the permission of the owner.NOT all the blame is on him.and im not the only one whos said that.do you really think that im happy with what the outcome was???do u think that im happy that he caused all this???and caused my BESTFRIENDS to be in the hospital???NO IM NOT SERIOUSLY INJURED,but every second i wish it was me with all that pain and suffering my FRIENDS ARE GOING THROUGH.this is it,say what you want,but i know the truth.not you.
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LindaD
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05-31-09 4:41 PM
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mginly, You seem to think that "knowing" Terrance somehow mitigates his behavior. Let me guess ... poor Terrance is "misunderstood", and the whole world is out to "get" him, right? Maybe if Terrance family and friends stopped making excuses for him, he'd be more responsible. Luckily for him, he's not facing vehicular manslaughter.
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firechief2
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05-31-09 4:38 PM
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I have been on alot of accidents and when i heard bout this one is all i can say is my thoughts and prayers go out to all the ones that was injured,,,and as for the driver. he knows he did wrong and will pay for this for a long time,,a careless person like him deserves the worst..
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pandora
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05-31-09 4:18 PM
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CORRECTION: I hope you WEREN'T too injured, and work out your feelings on this.
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pandora
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05-31-09 4:17 PM
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mginley, you say "and just like the other PERSON said,"FREEDOM OF SPEECH" and i have every right to say what i please,nobody said you had to have a responce." mginley, No it does not mean I have to respond, but it gives me the absolute right to. You seem very angry about the responses here, and even attack a few who SUPPORT you. I hope you were too injured, and work out your feelings on this.
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jamestowngirl
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05-31-09 4:15 PM
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Point blank: Regardless of what happened, it was intential and something is going to happen as a result as it does with any situation. Even though sometimes you may not know if the outcome is going to be positive or negative, you still must take SOLE responsibility!
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mginley
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05-31-09 4:04 PM
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you dont know anything about him.all you know is what he's done and the predictament he's put me in MY FRIENDS in,im certaintly not gonna sit here and argue about it.and just like the other PERSON said,"FREEDOM OF SPEECH" and i have every right to say what i please,nobody said you had to have a responce.nobody is pleased with what he did,and he's paying for it.but car accidents happen EVERYDAY.now if he didnt have his seatbelt on.he wouldv'e been dead too.i KNOW what i said.and when a car hyrdoplanes and looses control.there's no stopping it,as you can SEE in the article.the only thing he is responcible for is the speeding and the going through the stop signes.he didnt mean for it to happen this way.NONE of us did.
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