Fatal motorcycle collision

On July 4, 2024, at 1:47 P.M., Troopers out of SP Lockport responded to the intersection of South Transit Road and Tonawanda Creek in the town of Pendleton for a two-vehicle collision involving a motorcycle. Investigation determined that a 2018 Honda was traveling northbound on South Transit Road and entered the median and began to turn left onto Tonawanda Creek Road failing to yield the right of way to a 2012 Kawasaki motorcycle. The operator of the Kawasaki, Vincent J. Hawkins, 51 of Medina, NY was ejected after striking the Honda. Hawkins was transported to Erie County Medical Center for head injuries. While at ECMC, Hawkins succumbed to his injuries.