Niagara Falls Police were conducting school zone speed enforcement in front of Gaskill Preparatory on Hyde Park Boulevard around 1pm on September 17th when officers observed a white 2018 GMC Terrain SUV traveling at 39MPH in the posted 25MPH school zone.
Officers conducted a traffic stop. Immediately upon approaching the vehicle, a black male sprung from the backseat and began walking away. He was ordered to stop, at which time he placed his fingers in the back of his throat to make himself vomit.
Once he was done "carrying on," officers had him sit back in the vehicle. The male stated he was “choking” because he was drinking too much liquor. He then handed officers a mostly empty 200mL bottle of Remy Martin cognac and his NYS ID.
The driver, a female, showed a photo of her NYS ID card but admitted she doesn’t have a driver’s license. Both parties stated that they were at the Outlet Mall and trying to make it back to the highway. They were supposedly downtown “trying to get food” and “couldn’t find the highway.”
The male was found to have multiple active warrants from other jurisdictions and was detained. Both vehicle occupants were searched, in addition to the car, and nothing of evidentiary value was found.
Officers then transported the male to Batavia to meet with Hornell Police. He was wounded out of Hornell for failure to appear for criminal possession 3rd charges. The driver, as well as the male, were issued traffic tickets related to the stop. No further information is available at this time.
Male Passenger Vomits at Traffic Stop, Taken into Custody for Several Warrants