TOWN OF NEWFANE, N.Y. (WKBW) — A 74-year-old woman is dead following a crash on Lockport-Olcott Road near Hatter Road in the Town of Newfane.
The Niagara County Sheriff's Office says the incident occurred just after 7 p.m. Thursday. According to witnesses, the vehicle began to slow and drift across the northbound lane of traffic, then exited the road and struck the perimeter fencing of the Corwin Cemetery and came to rest against a tree.
The vehicle sustained only superficial damage and the driver was found unresponsive. She was taken to Lockport Memorial Hospital, where she was pronounced dead. Officials believe she suffered a medical emergency behind the wheel that led to the crash.
On Friday, the woman was identified as 74-year-old Adele M. Sullivan of Lockport.
