Victims in Niagara Falls border bridge crash identified as Western New York couple

By The Associated Press

NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (AP) — The two people killed when their car crashed into a border checkpoint in Niagara Falls have been identified as a western New York couple whose family owns a lumber business and several hardware stores. The Niagara Falls Police Department on Friday named the victims as Kurt P. Villani and Monica Villani of Grand Island, New York, a Buffalo suburb close to the falls. Online business records indicate the victims’ family owns Gui’s Lumber and seven Ace Hardware locations in western New York. The investigation into the cause of the crash continues.