Niagara Gazette [Niagara Falls, NY]
13 September 2014
ACCIDENT: Police are investigating a roll-over
accident in the 1000 block of Frontier Avenue. Officers said they came upon the
accident, during routine patrol, at around 7:05 p.m. Tuesday. The vehicle was
resting on its passenger side and three people were trapped inside. Officers
were able to get all three people out and none were seriously injured. The
driver of the vehicle told police he was lost control of the vehicle, while
backing up at high speed, causing it to flip. He told officers he was being
chased by a nearby resident. The resident then told police that he began
chasing the driver and his passengers because they had driven by his home,
honking the vehicle's horn and yelling obscenities. When questioned by police
about the claim, the driver told officers that he and his passengers were
investigating an urban legend that claims that "if you drive past a
certain house on 103rd Street and honk your horn, a witch will appear and chase
you." The resident who was chasing the vehicle confirmed to police that
people think a witch lives at his house and are constantly driving by and
harassing him.