Man rescued from overturned car in water-filled ditch

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Two Niagara County Sheriff’s deputies rescued a man who was allegedly impaired by drugs from an overturned car that officials said was filling with water after it flipped over into a ditch.

A call to 911 around 2 p.m. Sunday reported that a car had overturned and was underwater in a ditch. A citizen attempted to a break one of the car’s windows to rescue the driver, officials said. Two deputies arrived as the passenger side was filling with water and were able to break the rear passenger side window, open the door, and bring the driver to safety, officials said.

Robert Prange, 40, from the Town of Wheatfield was charged with a traffic violation of driving while ability impaired by drugs and taken to the hospital for non-life threatening injuries.

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