Police Seek Driver Of Vehicle That Struck, Injured Deputy

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Authorities in western New York are seeking the public's help in finding the driver of a pickup truck that struck a sheriff's deputy after last Sunday's Buffalo Bills game, leaving him with a serious arm injury.

The Erie County Sheriff's Office says the deputy was directing traffic at Big Tree Road and Route 219 in Orchard Park around 4:30 p.m. Sunday when he was hit by a dark-colored Ford F-250 pickup with a full, rear window hunting-related decal.

Deputies say the vehicle continued traveling east on Big Tree Road and turned left onto Route 219 and drove north.

The deputy was taken to a Buffalo hospital for treatment.

Deputies asking anyone who may have seen the vehicle or knows of a similar truck to call the sheriff' office.