Woman Pleads Guilty in Hit-and-Run that Critically Injured E-Bicyclist in Niagara Falls

Niagara County District Attorney Brian D. Seaman announced that Amber N. Clark, 43, of North Tonawanda, has pleaded guilty to vehicular Assault in the Second Degree and Leaving the Scene of a Motor Vehicle Crash Resulting in Serious Physical Injury in Niagara County Court this week.

Clark admitted to operating a vehicle while under the influence of methamphetamine on September 20th, 2024, when she struck an individual riding an electric bicycle at the intersection of Niagara Falls Boulevard and 47th Street in the City of Niagara Falls. The impact left the victim with serious injuries. Clark fled the scene immediately after the crash.

Clark now faces up to eight years in prison when she appears for sentencing before Supreme Court Justice Mario A. Giacobbe.

The case was investigated by the Niagara Falls Police Department’s Crash Investigation Unit and the Niagara County Sheriff’s Office, and prosecuted by Vehicular Crimes Bureau Chief Christine Savoia.

Woman Pleads Guilty in Hit-and-Run that Critically Injured E-Bicyclist in Niagara Falls