Buffalo man killed in hit-and-run crash on Union Road in Cheektowaga

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — Cheektowaga Police say an investigation is underway after a Buffalo man was killed in a hit-and-run crash on Union Road on Sunday.

Police said dispatch received calls about a pedestrian struck by a vehicle on Union Road near the intersection of Walden Avenue just after 5:30 p.m. Demario Patterson, 21, was found unconscious on the ground and the vehicle that hit him did not stop afterward. the accident. Witnesses told police a black sedan struck Patterson on the road and continued north on Union.

Patterson was transported to ECMC and later died from his injuries.

Police believe they have located the vehicle involved in the crash and the investigation continues.