The Facts: Following up on an ongoing story. ... Erie County District Attorney Frank Clark now believes Lynch was driving the vehicle involved in an alleged hit-and-run accident that injured a pedestrian last weekend. "We're proceeding on the assumption that Lynch was driving the car," Clark said Friday, a day after he was limited to saying that Lynch was inside the car when it struck a woman crossing an intersection in downtown Buffalo before speeding off early May 31.
Diehards Line:Clark made his new assertion based on the vehicle being owned by Lynch and that the player was spotted that night in the bar district near the accident scene. And he noted that police located the vehicle -- with damage linking it to the collision -- parked in the player's driveway later that morning. "So, the logical presumption is that he was driving the car," Clark said. ... Clark said he's confident the investigation is nearing completion. "I think this case is going to be resolved, and at the latest the first part of next week," Clark said. ... Stay tuned.