BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Erie County Sheriff John Garcia answered questions from lawmakers for the first time Thursday since his chief of narcotics pleaded guilty to reckless driving for smashing seven vehicles over a year ago.

Garcia defended his narcotics chief, Daniel "D.J." Granville, who on April 11, 2024, was driving a county-owned truck at about 11 p.m. when he crashed into six parked vehicles, damaging seven, on two streets in the West Side neighborhood in Buffalo. The damage totaled approximately $70,000, which he is expected to pay back in restitution.

Buffalo police responded to the incident, including Granville's sister-in-law, who was a lieutenant supervising that night. The officers did not conduct any sobriety tests, but Garcia said Granville told him the following day that

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