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Submitted by the Niagara County District Attorney’s Office
Niagara County District Attorney Brian D. Seaman announced Thomas H. Summers Jr., age 53, of Newfane, was sentenced to a term of two to six years in prison for his conviction of vehicular manslaughter in the second degree. Summers had previously admitted to driving his truck while impaired by the combined influence of cocaine, methamphetamine and oxycodone, causing a crash that took the life of his passenger, 48-year-old Rodolfo Espinoza, on Lockport Junction Road in the Town of Lockport on July 16, 2025.
The sentence was imposed by Acting Supreme Court Justice Mario Giacobbe. The case was investigated by the Niagara County Sheriff’s Office and prosecuted by Vehicular Crimes Bureau Chief Christine Savoia and Assistant District Attorney Nichole Tarbell.
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