Resident recalls husband's car getting hit by teens during Cheektowaga police chase

CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A resident is speaking out after her husband’s car was hit in Monday’s police chase in Cheektowaga, causing him to be rushed to the hospital.

Three teens are accused of stealing a car and driving it through Cheektowaga Town Park and onto the park’s fields, where hundreds of children were playing. The teens are facing felony charges and were released within hours of the chase happening.

On Greenleaf Lane, the chase came to an end when the teenager behind the wheel lost control and slammed into the car of Cheektowaga resident Angela Scholl’s husband, Chad.

"I couldn't believe it,” Angela said. “As the details started unfolding, I was more shocked." 

Angela recalled the moment her husband told her what happened.

"I just got a phone call that said, ‘Honey my car just got hit and come get your son, our son,’" she said.

The stolen vehicle, occupied by two 14 year olds and one 16-year-old, slammed into Chad's gold SUV, leaving him pinned to the curb and having to be removed using the jaws of life.

"He had a neck collar on and honestly, he wasn't really talking at that point,” Angela said. “They got him in the ambulance and took him away."

Chad was treated at the hospital and released eight hours later, suffering burns from the airbags deploying. His 10-year-old stepson, Jackson, witnessed the chaos

"I was like, ‘That could be my stepdad,’ and then I started getting like scared and worried,” Jackson said.

Angela plans to attend the upcoming town board meeting to talk about safety measures as many kids, including her own, now fear they're in danger at the park.

"Their actions have consequences,” she said. “It comes down to that.”

The driver of the vehicle faces at least four felonies. All of them were released to their parents. Police said the investigation remains ongoing.