‘Lifesaving’: North Tonawanda Police credit school resource officers for saving student’s life

NORTH TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WKBW) — It was a scary scene on Friday at the Meadow Drive and Nash Road intersection after a Tonawanda Senior High School student was hit by a car.

North Tonawanda Police Chief Keith Glass said that the quick actions of the school resource officers on duty were critical in saving the teen’s life.

“No doubt, they did an incredible job and potentially saved this kid’s life,” Glass said. “It was lifesaving, no doubt.”

Police said the high school student, whose family asked that he remain anonymous, was riding an electric scooter and failed to yield to traffic with a green light…

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