ERIE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY FRANK A. SEDITA, III
ANNOUNCES THE FOLOWING LEANDRA’S LAW CASE:
ELLEN M. ADAMS, AGE 48 OF 3716 HORTON AVENUE, HAMBURG,
NEW YORK, WILL BE ARRAIGNED AT 9:30 THIS MORNING BEFORE
SUPREME COURT JUSTICE PENNY M. WOLFGANG ON AN INDICTMENT
CHARGING HER WITH AGGRAVATED DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED BY A
DRUG WITH A CHILD IN THE CAR AND ENDANGERING THE WELFARE OF A
CHILD. IT IS ALLEGED THAT ON AUGUST 20, 2011, ON CALIFORNIA ROAD
AND SOUTHWESTERN BOULEVARD IN THE TOWN OF ORCHARD PARK,
ADAMS DROVE HER VEHICLE OFF THE ROADWAY, THEN STRUCK A
MAILBOX BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. IT IS FURTHER ALLEGED THAT SHE
WAS DRIVING WHILE IMPAIRED BY HYDROCODONE WHILE HER 14 YEAR
OLD DAUGHTER WAS IN HER VEHICLE.
IF CONVICTED OF THESE CRIMES ADAMS FACES A MAXIMUM
PRISON SENTENCE OF 4 YEARS.