Pedestrian Killed in Niagara County Identified

UPDATE

The male who lost his life in the accident was identified as 55 year-old Walter Confer III of Wheatfield, NY. The accident is still under investigation by the Niagara County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Bureau and Accident Investigation Unit.

ORIGINAL STORY

A pedestrian was struck and killed early Thursday morning in a crash on Niagara Falls Boulevard in the Town of Wheatfield, according to the Niagara County Sheriff’s Office.

Authorities said that at 6:44am on October 2nd the Sheriff’s Office Communications Center received multiple 911 calls reporting a vehicle-pedestrian accident on the busy roadway.

Preliminary findings indicate that a 2021 Jeep SUV was traveling northbound on Niagara Falls Boulevard when it hit a pedestrian. Deputies said the victim sustained traumatic injuries from the collision and was pronounced dead at the scene. The identity of the pedestrian is being withheld until next of kin are notified.

The driver of the Jeep remained at the scene and is cooperating fully with investigators, officials said.

The Niagara County Sheriff’s Office Accident Investigation Unit and Criminal Investigation Bureau are continuing to investigate the circumstances surrounding the incident.

No further details are available at this time.

Pedestrian Killed in Niagara County Identified