A Niagara Falls woman has pleaded guilty to charges stemming from a hit-and-run accident involving an e-bicyclist in the area of Niagara Falls Boulevard and 47th Street on Sept. 20.
Amber N. Clark, 43, of North Tonawanda, pleaded guilty this week in Niagara County Court to second-degree vehicular assault and leaving the scene of a motor vehicle crash resulting in serious physical injury. She admitted to driving while under the influence of methamphetamine on the day of the crash.
Clark was initially charged with aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, first-degree operating a motor vehicle while impaired by drugs, leaving the scene of a serious injury accident, second-degree assault, second-degree vehicular assault, reckless driving, fail to stop for a red light and excessive speed, according to Falls police.
Witnesses told police that Clark drove her car through a red light, hitting a woman on the bicycle. The witnesses also said that Clark drove away from the scene without stopping. The victim was hospitalized for what police called “serious injuries.”
Clark faces up to eight years in prison when she returns to court to be sentenced by Supreme Court Justice Mario A. Giacobbe.
The case was investigated by the Niagara Falls Police Department’s Crash Investigation Unit and the Niagara County Sheriff’s Office and was prosecuted by Vehicular Crimes Bureau Chief Christine Savoia.