Buffalo Police Captain Jeff Rinaldo confirms to 7 Eyewitness News that police officer Jonathan Negron is now awake and conscious after he lost consciousness during a police pursuit in Cheektowaga on June 3.
'The only person who had a clear view of the vehicle in front of them, who may have saw them throw something out a window, is in a medically induced coma.'
Driver involved in chase that injured Buffalo Police officer is arraigned
The driver, only identified as a 16-year-old male, was arraigned in Family Court on a charge of assault upon a police officer and unlawful fleeing from an officer. Author: Kim DeGeorge Updated: 1:17 PM EDT June 4, 2021
BUFFALO, N.Y. The driver of a vehicle involved in a chase that ended in an accident that injured a Buffalo Police officer was arraigned in Buffalo City Court Thursday evening.
The driver, only identified as a 16-year-old male from Rochester, was arraigned in Family Court on a charge of assault upon a police officer and unlawful fleeing from a police officer.
The district attorney's office says Officer Jonathan Negron of the Buffalo Police Department remains hospitalized with serious head and spinal injuries.