Crimestoppers of Western New York is now offering a reward for information in the case of a hit and run that has left a Cheektowaga Police officer in critical condition.
Cheektowaga Police say they were helping another police agency with a vehicle pursuit when an officer deployed stop sticks at Union Road near the 33 to try to end the chase.
Good Samaritans honored for rescuing woman trapped under vehicle
The victim, a woman in her 60s, became trapped after being hit by the vehicle at a shopping plaza on Walden Avenue in Cheektowaga earlier this month. Author: WGRZ Staff Updated: 12:04 PM EDT May 24, 2021
CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. Seven Cheektowaga Police officers and two bystanders were honored for coming to the aid of a woman who became trapped under a vehicle earlier this month.
The incident happened Wednesday afternoon, May 5, after the woman was hit by the vehicle and dragged a short distance at a shopping plaza on Walden Avenue in the town.