Paul Kitchen Car Accident: Driver charged in fatal 2022 hit-and-run in Cheektowaga.
According to the Cheektowaga Police Department, on February 26, 2022, officers responded to a report of a pedestrian struck on Clinton St. under the I-90 bridge.
Upon officials arrival at the location, the victim, identified as 64-year-old Paul Kitchen of Dearborn Avenue Buffalo, was given medical treatment at the scene then transported to ECMC where he later passed away.
After an extensive investigation by CPD Officers, 32-year-old Frankie Hauser of Elk St. Buffalo was identified as the driver of the vehicle that struck Mr. Kitchen and then fled the scene, police said.
According to CPD, Hauser was arraigned on Wednesday, February 22, 2023, in Erie County Court and charged with Leaving the Scene of a Personal Injury Accident Resulting in Death, a class D felony.
Hauser was released on his own recognizance.