All three victims have been released from the hospital,
From the NYS Police,
Following a comprehensive impaired driving investigation, Brooke A. Burdett, age 30, of Arkport, NY, was charged with the following:
- Three counts of Reckless Endangerment 1st (D Felony)
- Driving While Ability Impaired by Drugs (Unclassified Misdemeanor)
- Several traffic violations She was transported to Steuben County Jail for CAP arraignment.
All three victims were released from the hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
The investigation is continuing.
On June 11, 2025, at approximately 11:13 a.m., the New York State Police, along with the Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI), responded to a serious motor vehicle crash on State Route 36 southbound at County Route 70A in the town of Hornellsville, Steuben County.
A preliminary investigation determined that a 2019 Nissan Pathfinder, operated by Brooke A. Burdett, age 30, of Arkport, NY, was traveling southbound on State Route 36 when it struck three New York State Department of Transportation (DOT) workers in an active work zone. The vehicle then collided with a DOT vehicle stationed at the site.
Two of the workers, David C. Hall, age 52, of Greenwood, NY, and Brian S. Schenck, age 60, of Greenwood, NY, were transported by ambulance to St. James Hospital in Hornell. The third, Joseph L. Zimmerman, age 30, Belmont, NY, was airlifted to Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester. All three are expected to survive.
New York State Police members of the Collision Reconstruction Unit (CRU) responded to assist in the investigation.
State Route 36 southbound remains closed at this time with a detour in place.
The investigation is ongoing.
