Drunk Driver Towing Trailer Strikes Vehicles at I-190 Crash…

Dui Crash Tonawanda New York in Tonawanda, New York: A New York State Trooper working a crash scene on I-190 in Tonawanda on the evening of July 1, 2026, had to leap over a concrete barrier when a drunk driver towing a dolly trailer barreled through the scene. James R. Phalen, 34, of Alden, New York, driving a 2014 Dodge Ram, struck a 2007 Ford Focus, which then hit the parked police cruiser, which slammed into a 2025 Dodge Charger already involved in the original crash. The trooper escaped without injuries. Phalen refused a chemical test at State Police in Buffalo and was issued appearance tickets; the investigation remains ongoing.