SALINA, Onondaga County, N.Y., Nov. 1, 2026 — Two people were taken to a hospital on Thursday morning, October 29, after a car crashed into a rental car business on Brewerton Road in Salina.
The crash happened shortly before 10:30 a.m. at the Enterprise Rent-A-Car at 3605 Brewerton Road, also known as Route 11, according to the Onondaga County Sheriff's Office. A woman was driving a Dodge Charger through the parking lot when the car went through a parking space and struck the corner of the building, the sheriff's office said.
The impact set off a chain reaction that damaged at least two other parked cars, sheriff's office spokesperson Tom Newton said. The Charger also broke a downspout and splintered part of the building's stone facade.
The driver and a male passenger were both taken to be evaluated at a hospital. Their conditions have not been released.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation, and no tickets had been issued as of the report. The Salina codes department was expected to inspect the building to determine whether it is safe to occupy.
We wish those injured a full recovery.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Why does following distance matter so much in parking lots and on the road?
Keeping enough space between vehicles gives a driver time to react if the car ahead suddenly slows, stops, or veers off course, reducing the chance of a chain-reaction impact like the one that damaged multiple cars in this crash.
Are secondary crashes common after an initial collision?
Yes. Once one vehicle leaves its intended path, nearby vehicles and even stationary objects like buildings can be struck in quick succession, which is why a single error can produce several points of damage.
What makes a multi-vehicle crash like this hard to investigate?
Investigators have to reconstruct the order of impacts, determine what caused the initial vehicle to leave its path, and account for damage to multiple vehicles and structures before they can determine a cause.
Does fog or low visibility play a role in crashes like this?
It can, though this crash happened mid-morning with no visibility issues reported. In general, reduced visibility gives drivers less time to notice hazards and adjust, raising the risk of multi-vehicle pile-ups.
