Jennifer C. Hurlburt, 45, killed; Donald Derby Jr., 40, injured when car fleeing police driven by Todd Maddox, 47, broadsided their vehicle in Phelps, New York

Modified Date: 
Thu, 04/09/2015 - 3:50pm
Accident Date: 
Tuesday, December 23, 2014

Phelps woman killed in crash ID'd as Jennifer Hurlburt

Maddox has been charged with driving while ability impaired with drugs. Additional charges are pending in Wayne and Ontario Counties.

Ontario County pursuit ends in fatal car crash

Newark Police say the situation began when a man and woman were fighting at a Dunkin Donuts.

Driver in fatal Ontario County crash charged with DWAI

Christler said Maddox "went into a rage" and began threatening to injure himself and other people with a knife. Then, Christler said, Maddox got in his car and sped off, nearly striking both the woman and Warren.

 

Sometime before 3:50 p.m. Tuesday, Newark Investigator Jay Warren noticed Todd Maddox, 47, and his ex-girlfriend arguing outside a business on North Main Street in Newark in Wayne County, New York. When Warren approached the couple, Maddox began threatening to injure himself and other people with a knife. He then got into a vehicle and drove out of the business parking lot, nearly striking both his ex-girlfiend and Warren. Police pursued Maddox as he traveled south on Route 88, and Ontario County deputies and the New York State Police were alerted to situation. At this point the pursuit crossed over into Ontario County, and at the intersection of Route 88 and Route 96 in Phelps, Maddox lost control of his vehicle and broadsided a car that was leaving the Windy Hill Flower Farm. The driver of that car, Jennifer C. Hurlburt, 45, was killed. Her passenger, Donald Derby Jr., suffered a collapsed lung and other injuries.

 

Type: Car Accident
People Involved: 
Todd Maddox
Jennifer C. Hurlburt
Jay Warren
Donald Derby Jr.
City: 
Phelps, NY

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