08-02-2025
UPDATED: Jamestown Fire Department assists law enforcement after vehicle runs into garage
Feb. 7—JAMESTOWN — The Jamestown Fire Department assisted law enforcement on Friday, Feb. 7, after a vehicle ran into a garage in northeast Jamestown, according to Lt. Sheldon Mohr.
A 57-year-old Jamestown man was driving a 2014 Chevrolet Silverado northbound on the 1600 block of 10th Avenue Northeast at about 8:20 a.m. Friday with an 85-year-old Jamestown man as a passenger, said Maj. Justin Blinsky, assistant chief of police with the Jamestown Police Department.
Blinsky said the driver had a medical episode and lost control of the vehicle. He said the vehicle jumped the curb, went through the private driveway and struck a garage on the 1600 block of 10th Avenue Northeast.
The Jamestown Area Ambulance rendered medical aid to the 57-year-old Jamestown man before he was transported to the Jamestown Regional Medical Center.
Upon arrival, the Jamestown Police Department requested assistance from the Jamestown Fire Department to check the structural stability of the garage, Blinsky said.
Four units and 19 firefighters responded to 1610 10th Ave. NE at about 8:35 a.m.
Mohr said the Jamestown Fire Department checked the structural stability of the garage before the vehicle was moved.
He said no firefighters were injured.
Firefighters were on scene for about 20 minutes.
