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Thursday, December 11, 2014

A tanker truck hauling whiskey rolled over at about 11 a.m. Thursday on on I-190 near Porter Road. When the accident was first called in, Niagara County sheriff’s deputies believed that the truck was hauling diesel fuel, and haz-mat teams shut down both northbound and southbound I-190. Thankfully, it turned out to be whiskey, and so far no leaks have been reported. Snow-covered roads were a factor in the wreck. Motorists should expect I-190 southbound between Niagara Falls Boulevard and Packard Road to be restricted to one lane for up to four hours. 

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Thursday, November 20, 2014
A North Tonawanda teenager died Thursday in a hit-and-run collision that happened on Krueg Road in the Town of Wheatfield. The victim was Ryan M. Fischer, age16. The sheriff’s office is seeking the public’s help to identify the vehicle that struck Ryan M. Fischer around 7 p.m. Thursday and then left the collision scene. the vehicle is described as a possible white or light silver sedan, with right front passenger side damage.
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Monday, September 29, 2014
The car eventually came to rest in a field in Niagara County. The driver was taken by Mercy Flight to Erie County Medical Center, where he is in serious condition. According to authorities, charges are pending in the crash. 
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Monday, August 18, 2014
A 33-year-old Lockport man remains in critical condition at Erie County Medical Center with head and back injuries suffered when his motorcycle collided with a car Monday morning on Campbell Boulevard at the intersection of Beach Ridge Road in Pendleton. The motorcyclist was identified today as Nicholas Batt, according to Victor Morales, public information officer for the state police.
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Friday, May 30, 2014
TOWN OF LOCKPORT – Police have identified the victim of Saturday’s fatal crash on Lake Avenue as Helen M. Wright, 78, of the Town of Newfane. Investigators are unsure why Wright’s car left the roadway and crashed into a driveway culvert and mailbox, before striking a tree at 12:44 p.m. She was pronounced dead at the scene, and a probe into the cause of the crash is continuing.
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Tuesday, April 15, 2014

Two drivers were injured in a Wednesday morning crash at South Transit and Robinson Roads, in Lockport.

New York State Police say 52-year-old Joanna L. Felvus, of Newfane, was headed southbound on South Transit Road when her vehicle struck another vehicle head on. In that car, 23-year-old Alyssa M. Eggert, of Alden, was waiting to make a left turn onto Robinson Road.

A Rural Metro Ambulance transported Felvus to Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital with non-life threatening injuries. A private vehicle took Eggert to the same hospital.

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Monday, April 14, 2014

A Niagara Falls teenager who tried to flee on foot following a two car crash at 18th Street and Cleveland Avenue was caught by city police after several witnesses pointed out the suspect at 9:21 a.m. Tuesday running across Niagara Avenue towards Ontario Avenue.

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Monday, April 14, 2014

A 20-year-old woman was injured Tuesday morning when her car struck a tree in the 2000 block of Mount Hope Road in the Town of Lewiston, town police reported.

Sarah D. Matuszkiewicz, for whom no address was listed, was taken by Tri-Community ambulance to Erie County Medical Center after the 7:20 a.m. accident.

Police reported that speed and slippery conditions were believed to have been factors in the crash.

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Sunday, March 30, 2014
A 44-year-old woman suffered head injuries when the vehicle she was driving went off Saunders Settlement Road and rolled about 12:30 p.m. today. Marcy Barnett, of Kosciusko, Mississippi, was traveling west in the 4700 block of Saunders Settlement Road/Route 31 when she went off the road and hit a culvert pipe, causing her vehicle to overturn. Barnett told deputies she lost consciousness and deputies believe she may have fallen asleep or suffered some type of medical condition, according to the Niagara County Sheriff's Department.
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Friday, March 28, 2014

Police in Niagara County are looking into an accident that killed two people along Porter Road overnight.

Town of Niagara Police say the SUV crashed just after 3 a.m. Saturday morning while going around a curve in the Town of Niagara, south of Packard Road.

The victims are Michael J. Cramer, 43, of Niagara Falls, and Ruth M. Schaller, 35, also of Niagara Falls. They were both pronounced dead at the scene.

The cause of the crash is still under investigation according to the Town of Niagara Police Department.