WHEATFIELD, N.Y. — A Town of Lockport man was pronounced dead at the scene after a vehicle left the road and struck a tree in the Town of Wheatfield on Thursday afternoon.
On Friday night, the Niagara County Sheriff's Office identified the driver as David Pettigrew.
The sheriff's office says the crash happened on Lockport Road, south of Niagara County Community College, around 4:30 p.m.
According to a preliminary sheriff's office investigation, the man's vehicle was heading west when it left the roadway on the north side, then struck a tree.
Deputies and medical personnel provided first aid at the scene, where he was declared dead. He was the only person in the vehicle.
An investigation is underway, and the driver's name is being withheld as the sheriff's office notifies his family.
