Drunk Driver Kills 2 Adults, 1 Child In Wyoming County: Report

SHELDON, NY — Three members of a New Jersey family were killed on their way to Niagra Falls when their SUV was hit by a drunk driver, Wyoming County Sheriff Gregory Rudolph told media outlets.

Richard Sawicki, 20, of Lackawanna, Erie County, was arrested and charged with aggravated vehicular homicide, driving while intoxicated and reckless driving following the early-Sunday morning crash, the Rochester Democrat & Chronicle reported.

Nine members of a New Jersey family were traveling west on Route 20A when they were struck. Two adult women were pronounced dead at the scene, and a 4-year-old was pronounced dead of their injuries at a nearby hospital an hour later, Buffalo News reported. Four other children, another woman, and an adult man were taken to hospitals for treatment; Rudolph declined to disclose their conditions.

"Anytime a child is involved — and in this case, we had five — it pulls at you. It's a tragedy," Rudolph told WXXI News.

Additional charges are expected against Sawicki, Rudolph said.

It's not clear where in New Jersey the family was from. Their names and hometowns were not being released, pending the notification of their family.