Incident
| Date | Mar 30, 2018 |
| Time | 06:30 AM |
| Department | Buffalo Police Department |
| Officers | Daniel G. Ahearn |
| Address | Buffalo, NY |
Incident Description
On Friday, March 30, 2018, Susan LoTempio, died after being hit by a Buffalo Police Department patrol vehicle. Officer Daniel Ahearn was responding to a call and did not have his patrol car's flashing lights or siren activated when he hit Ms. LoTempio with the vehicle.
Outcome
No criminal charges or disciplinary action was taken against Officer Ahearn.
A civil action was filed against the City of Buffalo, the Buffalo Police Department, Officer Ahearn, Adamson Industries Corp, Central Dodge Inc, Central Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram Of Raynham, and Gamber-Johnson LLC. The NYS Office of the Attorney General investigated the death and determined that Ahearn was not criminally liable. The remaining parties settled for $200,000 plus $71,000.69 in attorney fees.
Links
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City to pay $107,000 to family of woman struck and killed by patrol car in 2018
The Buffalo Common Council today is expected to approve a $107,000 settlement with the estate of a North Buffalo woman struck and killed by a Buffalo police officer responding to a call. University Council Member Rasheed N.C. Wyatt noted during the Claims Committee meeting that the settlement amount addresses only part of a civil lawsuit filed by LoTempio's family, which included other parties. - Buffalo News | Deidre Williams
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No charges for Buffalo police officer in crash that killed Susan LoTempio
There will be no criminal charges against a Buffalo police officer who hit and killed a Buffalo woman in a patrol vehicle, according to a report from the New York State Attorney General's office. - WKBW
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Report on the Investigation into The Death of Susan LoTempio
The OAG investigation included, among other investigative steps: • Interviews of Officer Ahearn, and of other responding officers; • Inspection of the vehicle driven by Officer Ahearn, and review of the New York State Police collision reconstruction report; • Review of video footage of the incident • Review of the Erie County Medical Examiner’s Report, including toxicology results of blood and urine taken from PO Ahearn • An analysis of PO Ahearn’s cell phone - New York State Office of the Attorney General | Special Investigations and Prosecutions Unit