Details of off-duty Cheektowaga officer's involvement in deadly collision with teenage pedestrian disclosed
An off-duty Cheektowaga officer was involved in a tragic accident that took the life of a teenager on December 18. According to police records, the officer mentioned that he was checking on his dog in the backseat of his truck just before the accident, and didn't see the teenager in front of his vehicle until it was too late. Witnesses provided varying accounts of where the teenager was walking before being struck by the officer's truck. Despite the devastating incident, no criminal charges were brought against the officer after he cooperated with sobriety tests and the investigation. The state Attorney General's Office is continuing to look into the matter. The community has rallied around the family of the teenager, Paul Alvarez, who was described as a kind and caring individual by his mother.
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