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Motorcyclist dies after crash in Wheatfield

The sheriff's office says a car in front of the motorcycle slowed down for another car to make a turn and the motorcycle didn't stop in time.

WHEATFIELD, N.Y. — The Niagara County Sheriff's Office said a motorcyclist is dead after a crash in Wheatfield Tuesday morning.

It happened just before noon on Niagara Falls Boulevard just south of Ellicott Creek.

The sheriff's office says a white SUV in front of the motorcycle slowed down for another car to make a turn and the motorcycle didn't stop in time. The driver of the motorcycle, 39-year-old Michael Sommers of North Tonawanda, was pronounced deceased shortly after the accident.

The driver of the white SUV has been identified as April Strong, 53, of Lockport.

The investigation is still ongoing the Niagara County Sheriff's Office said. 

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