Hometown News: Fatal Hit and Run Arrest

A 21-year-old Amherst man was arraigned Thursday morning after a tragic hit and run crash that killed a young Buffalo mother and injured her child. Christopher Tulumello turned himself in and was charged with vehicular manslaughter, vehicular assault, and DWI. Bail was set at $500,000. Defense Attorney Joel Daniels is representing Tulumello. The accident happened around 8:30 pm Wednesday, when 23-year-old Amanda Knowlton was crossing the street at Main and LaSalle with her son. Police say Tulumello sped around several cars, hit the mother and sideswiped the child. Police tracked down Tulumello's truck at an Amherst gas station where it was impounded.