WHEATFIELD, N.Y. (WKBW) — The Niagara County Sheriff's Office is investigating a deadly crash involving a pedestrian.
The sheriff's office says a man was hit and killed on Niagara Falls Boulevard in the Town of Wheatfield Thursday morning.
According to the preliminary investigation, a 2021 Jeep SUV was traveling northbound on the boulevard when it hit the pedestrian.
The sheriff's office says the pedestrian, identified on Saturday as 55-year-old Walter Confer III of Wheatfield, died at the scene.
According to emergency personnel at the scene, a man in a 2010 Chevrolet was seen driving around traffic control personnel who were rerouting vehicles.
The Chevrolet pulled over into a driveway, and the driver was arrested. Christopher Seelbaugh was charged with aggravated unlicensed operation, operating a motor vehicle while impaired by drugs and multiple traffic infractions.
