A Penn Yan man suffered a hand injury on Monday when the car he was a passenger in was involved in an accident on Lovejoy Road in Benton.
The driver of the car, 33-year-old Sierra Derr, of Penn Yan, was traveling south at around 12:30 when she swerved to avoid an animal in the road and lost control of her car. The vehicle went off the east side of the road and came to rest in a field.
31-year-old Brandon Thompson was taken to Thompson Hospital by Penn Yan Ambulance for his injury. Derr was not hurt.
The Benton and Bellona Fire Departments responded to the scene as did the Yates County Sheriff’s Office, Yates EMS and the Office of Emergency Services
