ERIE COUNTY, NY – Nicholas M. Rich, a 35-year-old resident of Darien, was arraigned on Saturday before Lancaster Town Court Justice David S. Stabler. Rich faces charges of Vehicular Manslaughter, Tampering with Evidence, Driving While Intoxicated, and Reckless Driving.
The incident occurred on Friday, October 13, at about 8:40 p.m. when Rich, allegedly driving under the influence and at high speeds, caused a crash at the intersection of Broadway and Schwartz Road in the Town of Lancaster.
/**
* SNN Article Link Cleanup & Display Stability
* Disable BOTH "Link Cleaner" and "WP Perf" before activating.
* Paste into Code Snippets as PHP; run everywhere.
*
* Standard RSS feeds, REST output, schema and article identifiers
* are not rewritten. Requires WordPress 6.2+ for link cleanup.
*/
if ( ! class_exists( 'SNN_Safe_Display_20261031', false ) ) {
final class SNN_Safe_Display_20261031 {
public static function boot() {
add_action( 'init', array( __CLASS__, 'head_cleanup' ), 20 );
add_filter( 'the_content', array( __CLASS__, 'article_links' ), 99 );
add_action( 'wp_enqueue_scripts', array( __CLASS__, 'display_css' ), 100 );
}
public static function head_cleanup() {
if ( is_admin() ) {
return;
}
remove_action( 'wp_head', 'wp_generator' );
remove_action( 'wp_head', 'print_emoji_detection_script', 7 );
remove_action( 'wp_print_styles', 'print_emoji_styles' );
}
public static function skip_request() {
return is_admin()
|| is_feed()
|| is_trackback()
|| ( defined( 'REST_REQUEST' ) && REST_REQUEST )
|| wp_doing_ajax()
|| is_preview();
}
/**
* Remove UTM parameters while preserving other query parameters,
* their order, encoding and the URL fragment.
*/
public static function clean_url( $url ) {
if ( ! is_string( $url ) || $url === '' ) {
return $url;
}
// Preserve non-web schemes such as mailto:, tel: and data:.
if (
preg_match( '/^[a-z][a-z0-9+.-]*:/i', $url )
&& ! preg_match( '~^https?://~i', $url )
) {
return $url;
}
$parts = explode( '#', $url, 2 );
$base = explode( '?', $parts[0], 2 );
if ( count( $base ) !== 2 ) {
return $url;
}
$pairs = explode( '&', $base[1] );
// Preserve commonly signed URLs.
foreach ( $pairs as $pair ) {
$parameter = explode( '=', $pair, 2 );
$key = strtolower( urldecode( $parameter[0] ) );
if (
in_array(
$key,
array(
'signature',
'sig',
'x-amz-signature',
'x-goog-signature',
),
true
)
) {
return $url;
}
}
$kept = array();
$changed = false;
foreach ( $pairs as $pair ) {
$parameter = explode( '=', $pair, 2 );
$key = urldecode( $parameter[0] );
if ( stripos( $key, 'utm_' ) === 0 ) {
$changed = true;
continue;
}
$kept[] = $pair;
}
if ( ! $changed ) {
return $url;
}
$query = implode( '&', $kept );
return $base[0]
. ( $query !== '' ? '?' . $query : '' )
. ( isset( $parts[1] ) ? '#' . $parts[1] : '' );
}
/**
* Clean anchor URLs in displayed single-post content only.
* Do not buffer or rewrite the full page or feed response.
*/
public static function article_links( $html ) {
if (
! is_string( $html )
|| self::skip_request()
|| ! is_singular( 'post' )
|| ! in_the_loop()
|| ! is_main_query()
|| apply_filters( 'snn_safe_display_skip_links', false )
|| ! class_exists( 'WP_HTML_Tag_Processor' )
) {
return $html;
}
$processor = new WP_HTML_Tag_Processor( $html );
while ( $processor->next_tag( 'A' ) ) {
$href = $processor->get_attribute( 'href' );
if ( ! is_string( $href ) ) {
continue;
}
$clean = self::clean_url( $href );
if ( $clean !== $href ) {
$processor->set_attribute( 'href', $clean );
}
}
return $processor->get_updated_html();
}
public static function display_css() {
if ( self::skip_request() || ! is_singular( 'post' ) ) {
return;
}
/*
* Space reservations apply only to ad wrappers with these classes.
* Adjust the heights to match your actual ad placements.
* Unfilled ad slots can retain blank space.
*/
$css = '
.snn-ad-container.snn-ad-inarticle {
min-height: 280px;
}
.snn-ad-container.snn-ad-sidebar {
min-height: 280px;
}
.entry-content p.wp-block-paragraph {
overflow-wrap: break-word;
}
@media (max-width: 921px) {
.snn-ad-container.snn-ad-sidebar {
min-height: 100px;
}
}
';
wp_register_style(
'snn-safe-display',
false,
array(),
'1.0.0'
);
wp_enqueue_style( 'snn-safe-display' );
wp_add_inline_style( 'snn-safe-display', $css );
}
}
SNN_Safe_Display_20261031::boot();
}
Following the collision, Rich is accused of discarding a thermos with suspected alcohol from his vehicle.
Both the driver and one passenger from the other vehicle sustained serious injuries and were rushed to ECMC. A second passenger, a 10-year-old boy, was pronounced dead at St. Joseph’s Campus.
Rich was also transported to ECMC with injuries. He is set to return for a felony hearing on Thursday, at 3:00 p.m. and is currently held without bail.
/**
* SNN Article Link Cleanup & Display Stability
* Disable BOTH "Link Cleaner" and "WP Perf" before activating.
* Paste into Code Snippets as PHP; run everywhere.
*
* Standard RSS feeds, REST output, schema and article identifiers
* are not rewritten. Requires WordPress 6.2+ for link cleanup.
*/
if ( ! class_exists( 'SNN_Safe_Display_20261031', false ) ) {
final class SNN_Safe_Display_20261031 {
public static function boot() {
add_action( 'init', array( __CLASS__, 'head_cleanup' ), 20 );
add_filter( 'the_content', array( __CLASS__, 'article_links' ), 99 );
add_action( 'wp_enqueue_scripts', array( __CLASS__, 'display_css' ), 100 );
}
public static function head_cleanup() {
if ( is_admin() ) {
return;
}
remove_action( 'wp_head', 'wp_generator' );
remove_action( 'wp_head', 'print_emoji_detection_script', 7 );
remove_action( 'wp_print_styles', 'print_emoji_styles' );
}
public static function skip_request() {
return is_admin()
|| is_feed()
|| is_trackback()
|| ( defined( 'REST_REQUEST' ) && REST_REQUEST )
|| wp_doing_ajax()
|| is_preview();
}
/**
* Remove UTM parameters while preserving other query parameters,
* their order, encoding and the URL fragment.
*/
public static function clean_url( $url ) {
if ( ! is_string( $url ) || $url === '' ) {
return $url;
}
// Preserve non-web schemes such as mailto:, tel: and data:.
if (
preg_match( '/^[a-z][a-z0-9+.-]*:/i', $url )
&& ! preg_match( '~^https?://~i', $url )
) {
return $url;
}
$parts = explode( '#', $url, 2 );
$base = explode( '?', $parts[0], 2 );
if ( count( $base ) !== 2 ) {
return $url;
}
$pairs = explode( '&', $base[1] );
// Preserve commonly signed URLs.
foreach ( $pairs as $pair ) {
$parameter = explode( '=', $pair, 2 );
$key = strtolower( urldecode( $parameter[0] ) );
if (
in_array(
$key,
array(
'signature',
'sig',
'x-amz-signature',
'x-goog-signature',
),
true
)
) {
return $url;
}
}
$kept = array();
$changed = false;
foreach ( $pairs as $pair ) {
$parameter = explode( '=', $pair, 2 );
$key = urldecode( $parameter[0] );
if ( stripos( $key, 'utm_' ) === 0 ) {
$changed = true;
continue;
}
$kept[] = $pair;
}
if ( ! $changed ) {
return $url;
}
$query = implode( '&', $kept );
return $base[0]
. ( $query !== '' ? '?' . $query : '' )
. ( isset( $parts[1] ) ? '#' . $parts[1] : '' );
}
/**
* Clean anchor URLs in displayed single-post content only.
* Do not buffer or rewrite the full page or feed response.
*/
public static function article_links( $html ) {
if (
! is_string( $html )
|| self::skip_request()
|| ! is_singular( 'post' )
|| ! in_the_loop()
|| ! is_main_query()
|| apply_filters( 'snn_safe_display_skip_links', false )
|| ! class_exists( 'WP_HTML_Tag_Processor' )
) {
return $html;
}
$processor = new WP_HTML_Tag_Processor( $html );
while ( $processor->next_tag( 'A' ) ) {
$href = $processor->get_attribute( 'href' );
if ( ! is_string( $href ) ) {
continue;
}
$clean = self::clean_url( $href );
if ( $clean !== $href ) {
$processor->set_attribute( 'href', $clean );
}
}
return $processor->get_updated_html();
}
public static function display_css() {
if ( self::skip_request() || ! is_singular( 'post' ) ) {
return;
}
/*
* Space reservations apply only to ad wrappers with these classes.
* Adjust the heights to match your actual ad placements.
* Unfilled ad slots can retain blank space.
*/
$css = '
.snn-ad-container.snn-ad-inarticle {
min-height: 280px;
}
.snn-ad-container.snn-ad-sidebar {
min-height: 280px;
}
.entry-content p.wp-block-paragraph {
overflow-wrap: break-word;
}
@media (max-width: 921px) {
.snn-ad-container.snn-ad-sidebar {
min-height: 100px;
}
}
';
wp_register_style(
'snn-safe-display',
false,
array(),
'1.0.0'
);
wp_enqueue_style( 'snn-safe-display' );
wp_add_inline_style( 'snn-safe-display', $css );
}
}
SNN_Safe_Display_20261031::boot();
}
/**
* SNN Article Link Cleanup & Display Stability
* Disable BOTH "Link Cleaner" and "WP Perf" before activating.
* Paste into Code Snippets as PHP; run everywhere.
*
* Standard RSS feeds, REST output, schema and article identifiers
* are not rewritten. Requires WordPress 6.2+ for link cleanup.
*/
if ( ! class_exists( 'SNN_Safe_Display_20261031', false ) ) {
final class SNN_Safe_Display_20261031 {
public static function boot() {
add_action( 'init', array( __CLASS__, 'head_cleanup' ), 20 );
add_filter( 'the_content', array( __CLASS__, 'article_links' ), 99 );
add_action( 'wp_enqueue_scripts', array( __CLASS__, 'display_css' ), 100 );
}
public static function head_cleanup() {
if ( is_admin() ) {
return;
}
remove_action( 'wp_head', 'wp_generator' );
remove_action( 'wp_head', 'print_emoji_detection_script', 7 );
remove_action( 'wp_print_styles', 'print_emoji_styles' );
}
public static function skip_request() {
return is_admin()
|| is_feed()
|| is_trackback()
|| ( defined( 'REST_REQUEST' ) && REST_REQUEST )
|| wp_doing_ajax()
|| is_preview();
}
/**
* Remove UTM parameters while preserving other query parameters,
* their order, encoding and the URL fragment.
*/
public static function clean_url( $url ) {
if ( ! is_string( $url ) || $url === '' ) {
return $url;
}
// Preserve non-web schemes such as mailto:, tel: and data:.
if (
preg_match( '/^[a-z][a-z0-9+.-]*:/i', $url )
&& ! preg_match( '~^https?://~i', $url )
) {
return $url;
}
$parts = explode( '#', $url, 2 );
$base = explode( '?', $parts[0], 2 );
if ( count( $base ) !== 2 ) {
return $url;
}
$pairs = explode( '&', $base[1] );
// Preserve commonly signed URLs.
foreach ( $pairs as $pair ) {
$parameter = explode( '=', $pair, 2 );
$key = strtolower( urldecode( $parameter[0] ) );
if (
in_array(
$key,
array(
'signature',
'sig',
'x-amz-signature',
'x-goog-signature',
),
true
)
) {
return $url;
}
}
$kept = array();
$changed = false;
foreach ( $pairs as $pair ) {
$parameter = explode( '=', $pair, 2 );
$key = urldecode( $parameter[0] );
if ( stripos( $key, 'utm_' ) === 0 ) {
$changed = true;
continue;
}
$kept[] = $pair;
}
if ( ! $changed ) {
return $url;
}
$query = implode( '&', $kept );
return $base[0]
. ( $query !== '' ? '?' . $query : '' )
. ( isset( $parts[1] ) ? '#' . $parts[1] : '' );
}
/**
* Clean anchor URLs in displayed single-post content only.
* Do not buffer or rewrite the full page or feed response.
*/
public static function article_links( $html ) {
if (
! is_string( $html )
|| self::skip_request()
|| ! is_singular( 'post' )
|| ! in_the_loop()
|| ! is_main_query()
|| apply_filters( 'snn_safe_display_skip_links', false )
|| ! class_exists( 'WP_HTML_Tag_Processor' )
) {
return $html;
}
$processor = new WP_HTML_Tag_Processor( $html );
while ( $processor->next_tag( 'A' ) ) {
$href = $processor->get_attribute( 'href' );
if ( ! is_string( $href ) ) {
continue;
}
$clean = self::clean_url( $href );
if ( $clean !== $href ) {
$processor->set_attribute( 'href', $clean );
}
}
return $processor->get_updated_html();
}
public static function display_css() {
if ( self::skip_request() || ! is_singular( 'post' ) ) {
return;
}
/*
* Space reservations apply only to ad wrappers with these classes.
* Adjust the heights to match your actual ad placements.
* Unfilled ad slots can retain blank space.
*/
$css = '
.snn-ad-container.snn-ad-inarticle {
min-height: 280px;
}
.snn-ad-container.snn-ad-sidebar {
min-height: 280px;
}
.entry-content p.wp-block-paragraph {
overflow-wrap: break-word;
}
@media (max-width: 921px) {
.snn-ad-container.snn-ad-sidebar {
min-height: 100px;
}
}
';
wp_register_style(
'snn-safe-display',
false,
array(),
'1.0.0'
);
wp_enqueue_style( 'snn-safe-display' );
wp_add_inline_style( 'snn-safe-display', $css );
}
}
SNN_Safe_Display_20261031::boot();
}
/**
* SNN Article Link Cleanup & Display Stability
* Disable BOTH "Link Cleaner" and "WP Perf" before activating.
* Paste into Code Snippets as PHP; run everywhere.
*
* Standard RSS feeds, REST output, schema and article identifiers
* are not rewritten. Requires WordPress 6.2+ for link cleanup.
*/
if ( ! class_exists( 'SNN_Safe_Display_20261031', false ) ) {
final class SNN_Safe_Display_20261031 {
public static function boot() {
add_action( 'init', array( __CLASS__, 'head_cleanup' ), 20 );
add_filter( 'the_content', array( __CLASS__, 'article_links' ), 99 );
add_action( 'wp_enqueue_scripts', array( __CLASS__, 'display_css' ), 100 );
}
public static function head_cleanup() {
if ( is_admin() ) {
return;
}
remove_action( 'wp_head', 'wp_generator' );
remove_action( 'wp_head', 'print_emoji_detection_script', 7 );
remove_action( 'wp_print_styles', 'print_emoji_styles' );
}
public static function skip_request() {
return is_admin()
|| is_feed()
|| is_trackback()
|| ( defined( 'REST_REQUEST' ) && REST_REQUEST )
|| wp_doing_ajax()
|| is_preview();
}
/**
* Remove UTM parameters while preserving other query parameters,
* their order, encoding and the URL fragment.
*/
public static function clean_url( $url ) {
if ( ! is_string( $url ) || $url === '' ) {
return $url;
}
// Preserve non-web schemes such as mailto:, tel: and data:.
if (
preg_match( '/^[a-z][a-z0-9+.-]*:/i', $url )
&& ! preg_match( '~^https?://~i', $url )
) {
return $url;
}
$parts = explode( '#', $url, 2 );
$base = explode( '?', $parts[0], 2 );
if ( count( $base ) !== 2 ) {
return $url;
}
$pairs = explode( '&', $base[1] );
// Preserve commonly signed URLs.
foreach ( $pairs as $pair ) {
$parameter = explode( '=', $pair, 2 );
$key = strtolower( urldecode( $parameter[0] ) );
if (
in_array(
$key,
array(
'signature',
'sig',
'x-amz-signature',
'x-goog-signature',
),
true
)
) {
return $url;
}
}
$kept = array();
$changed = false;
foreach ( $pairs as $pair ) {
$parameter = explode( '=', $pair, 2 );
$key = urldecode( $parameter[0] );
if ( stripos( $key, 'utm_' ) === 0 ) {
$changed = true;
continue;
}
$kept[] = $pair;
}
if ( ! $changed ) {
return $url;
}
$query = implode( '&', $kept );
return $base[0]
. ( $query !== '' ? '?' . $query : '' )
. ( isset( $parts[1] ) ? '#' . $parts[1] : '' );
}
/**
* Clean anchor URLs in displayed single-post content only.
* Do not buffer or rewrite the full page or feed response.
*/
public static function article_links( $html ) {
if (
! is_string( $html )
|| self::skip_request()
|| ! is_singular( 'post' )
|| ! in_the_loop()
|| ! is_main_query()
|| apply_filters( 'snn_safe_display_skip_links', false )
|| ! class_exists( 'WP_HTML_Tag_Processor' )
) {
return $html;
}
$processor = new WP_HTML_Tag_Processor( $html );
while ( $processor->next_tag( 'A' ) ) {
$href = $processor->get_attribute( 'href' );
if ( ! is_string( $href ) ) {
continue;
}
$clean = self::clean_url( $href );
if ( $clean !== $href ) {
$processor->set_attribute( 'href', $clean );
}
}
return $processor->get_updated_html();
}
public static function display_css() {
if ( self::skip_request() || ! is_singular( 'post' ) ) {
return;
}
/*
* Space reservations apply only to ad wrappers with these classes.
* Adjust the heights to match your actual ad placements.
* Unfilled ad slots can retain blank space.
*/
$css = '
.snn-ad-container.snn-ad-inarticle {
min-height: 280px;
}
.snn-ad-container.snn-ad-sidebar {
min-height: 280px;
}
.entry-content p.wp-block-paragraph {
overflow-wrap: break-word;
}
@media (max-width: 921px) {
.snn-ad-container.snn-ad-sidebar {
min-height: 100px;
}
}
';
wp_register_style(
'snn-safe-display',
false,
array(),
'1.0.0'
);
wp_enqueue_style( 'snn-safe-display' );
wp_add_inline_style( 'snn-safe-display', $css );
}
}
SNN_Safe_Display_20261031::boot();
}
