NORTH TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WKBW) — A Tonawanda man has been arrested after eight people were hit by a vehicle in North Tonawanda on Friday.
Charles Brancato, 73, has been charged with second-degree vehicular assault.
According to the City of North Tonawanda Police, officers responded to a business in the 110 block of Erie Avenue for a report of a pedestrian-involved crash around 8 p.m.
Police found eight pedestrians in the parking lot of the business; all suffered injuries from the crash. Seven out of the eight pedestrians were taken to local hospitals.
Investigators determined that the vehicle was exiting a parking spot following an event at the business when Brancato allegedly lost control and crashed into a crowd of pedestrians. Some pedestrians were pinned between the vehicle and the exterior wall of the business.
The investigation is ongoing.
