BUFFALO, N.Y. — The teen charged in connection to the crash that seriously injured a Buffalo Police officer was back in court Tuesday morning.
The 16-year-old from Rochester was arraigned after being indicted by an Erie County grand jury on charges of Assault on a Police Officer, Unlawful Fleeing a Police Officer in a Motor Vehicle.
The accident happened the afternoon of June 3 on Harlem Road in Cheektowaga resulting in injuries to BPD officer Jonathan Negron when a utility pole crashed through the front windshield of his patrol car. Negron was released from ECMC last week to continue his recovery.
“Instead of stopping to allow police to investigate, this adolescent offender is accused of speeding through Buffalo and Cheektowaga, putting everyone on those streets in danger and seriously injuring a Buffalo Police officer. This reckless behavior is unacceptable and he will be held accountable for his actions,” said Erie County District Attorney John Flynn.
The adolescent continues to remain in the custody of the Erie County Youth Service Center and is due back in court August 25.