Hit-and-run outside Buffalo Bills stadium leaves 1 dead, suspect arrested: report

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A suspect reportedly has been arrested in New York following a fatal hit-and-run that happened last night outside of Highmark Stadium while the Bills were playing the Denver Broncos in "Monday Night Football."

The Orchard Park Police Department said its officers and the Erie County Sheriff’s Office responded to Southwestern Boulevard near Stadium Drive around 8:19 p.m. – just minutes after the game kicked off – for a "report of a pedestrian struck by a vehicle. 

"Officers and Deputies working the Buffalo Bills game Stadium Detail arrived quickly and found a male victim laying in the street," it said in a statement. "Witnesses reported the striking vehicle had fled the scene eastbound on Southwestern Blvd." 

Police say investigators were able to track down a bystander who had gotten the license plate number and description of the suspect’s vehicle. Hours later, Orchard Park Police say, the vehicle was found in the city of Buffalo and an "investigation is ongoing." 

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The national anthem is played prior to a game between the Denver Broncos and Buffalo Bills at Highmark Stadium on Monday, Nov. 13, 2023, in Orchard Park, New York. (Bryan M. Bennett/Getty Images)

The victim, identified only as a 65-year-old from Rochester, was transported with a police escort to a local hospital but was "pronounced deceased a short time later," authorities said. 

On Tuesday, the 32-year-old suspect was charged with leaving the scene of a fatal crash – a felony – and was ordered held without bail during an initial appearance in Orchard Park Town Court,