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Sheriff's Deputy suspended without pay over crash and suspected DWI

The crash involved an "agency vehicle"
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Posted at 11:08 AM, Oct 06, 2020
and last updated 2020-10-06 18:19:39-04

TOWN OF AURORA, N.Y. (WKBW) — An Erie County Sheriff's Deputy is currently suspended without pay and facing DWI charges.

According to the Erie County Sheriff's Office, Aaron Naegely was suspended back on October 3, following a single-vehicle crash on Jewett Holmwood Road in the Town of Aurora. Investigators say the crash involved an "agency vehicle" and that Naegely was driving while intoxicated.

Supervisors with Police Services were sent to the scene and the Sheriff has ordered a separate Professional Standards Division investigation into the incident, which is continuing.

Due to the ongoing investigations, no additional information or comments will be made.