1 dead and 1 seriously injured after being hit by an alleged impaired driver in Niagara Falls

One woman is dead and another seriously injured after she was struck by a suspected impaired driver overnight in Niagara Falls.

Niagara police say they were called to Drummond Road near Barker Street just after 12:30 p.m., where they found two women in the road after being struck by a vehicle.

Police say a 44-year-old Niagara Falls woman was pronounced dead at the scene, while a 31-year-old Niagara Falls woman was taken to a trauma center in serious condition.

Police were then alerted to an accident about a block south of Culp Street. They found a man behind the wheel of a gray Acura that had struck two parked cars.

Evidence from that scene linked the vehicle and driver to the collision on Drummond Road.

John Franco Bonaldo, 31, of Niagara Falls faces five charges, including failure to stop after an accident resulting in death, surgery while impaired resulting in death, and surgery while impaired resulting in the blood alcohol level was exceeded.