BUFFALO, NY – In a late-night incident, the Buffalo Police Department apprehended Michelle Dlugonski, a 46-year-old from Hamburg.
On Thursday, at approximately 10:30 p.m., South district officers were engaged in a traffic stop on Route 5 near the Skyway outbound when Dlugonski’s vehicle struck one of the officers before fleeing the scene.
The pursuit ended after Dlugonski’s vehicle collided with a patrol car near the Tifft Street exit. Officers from the Accident Investigation Unit, trained in Standardized Field Sobriety Testing, determined that Dlugonski was impaired.
Despite her refusal to undergo a sobriety test at the scene and a blood test at ECMC, she has been charged with Assault in the Third Degree, Reckless Endangerment in the Second Degree, and eight Vehicle Traffic Law violations, including Driving While Intoxicated with Two Previous Conviction Designated Offenses in the Last 10 Years.
The injured officer was treated at ECMC and has been released.