Authorities say a New Year’s Day altercation in the Town of Hanover led to a vehicle being intentionally crashed into another, resulting in felony charges.
(WNY News Now) – The Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office reports that a 33-year-old Hanover man was arrested Thursday evening following an altercation that escalated into a vehicle crash.
According to deputies, on January 1, 2026, at approximately 6:35 p.m., the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Department and New York State Police responded to a report of a past altercation at an address in the Town of Hanover. Following an investigation at the scene, authorities determined that Matthew V. Conti intentionally operated a motor vehicle that did not belong to him and deliberately crashed it into another vehicle at the location…