Niagara County Man Crashes into Police Vehicle Responding to Accident

A Town of Tonawanda police cruiser was struck late Saturday night as an officer responded to a separate single-car accident on Interstate 290 near Niagara Falls Boulevard.

According to police, the officer was uninjured in the collision. The driver of the second vehicle, a man from Ransomville, was also unharmed, though his passenger suffered a minor leg injury.

The incident began shortly before midnight when officers were called to a crash around 11:30pm involving a car that had slammed into a concrete barrier on I-290. That vehicle was carrying a 19-year-old male driver and a 19-year-old female passenger. Both were taken to Erie County Medical Center for treatment of their injuries. A juvenile riding in the backseat sustained minor injuries and was transported to ECMC by relatives.

Police reported that the first car had been “traveling at a high rate of speed” before hitting the barrier.

Authorities confirmed that both crashes remain under investigation. The Town of Tonawanda Police Department is urging anyone with information to contact its confidential tip line at (716) 879-6606.

Niagara County Man Crashes into Police Vehicle Responding to Accident