Impaired driver crashes into Salina home, 1 injured

Updated April 12, 2026, at 5:39 p.m. SALINA, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) -- A Syracuse man is hospitalized in critical condition after being dragged by a car that crashed into a Salina home. Uniform Force members arrived at the scene at around 11:00 p.m. after receiving reports of 41-year-old Jamell Works crashing into a home, according to Public Information Officer Jennifer Jiron. Jiron explained that 38-year-old Brendan Kearney and a witness attempted to have Works exit the Vehicle. But Works, who sat in the driver's seat, refused to leave. Following that argument, Kearney reached for the keys on the driver's side, Jiron said. Works then accelerated the car in reverse, dragging Kearney a short distance and crashing into the living room of a nearby house, added Jiron. According to Jiron, Kearney was thrown into the pavement and suffered serious injuries, including a brain bleed. He was later taken to Upstate University Hospital, where he remains in critical condition, she said. After a drug recognition expert evaluation was conducted (DRE), Works was charged with the following: Police said that an investigation is ongoing. As officers sort out what happened between the two men, tonight, a homeowner is trying to pick up the pieces, police said. This is a developing story. NewsChannel 9 has a crew covering live updates.