Town attorney tells town residents to _____ off, Dan Seaman Lockports $100,000 attorney

 Dan Seaman Lockports $100,000 + town attorney tells town residents to ___  off

  Lockport Town attorney Dan Seaman wile intoxicated missed a turn on Crosby rd Lockport Ny crashing into to landscaping rocks.  Dan then trying and leave scene of accident dug huge ruts in residents lawn, getting
stuck. I went out side because I herd this loud noise of a engine revving said resident, the driver was revving his truck to the point of blowing up engine, flinging mud everywhere. local residents that were first on scene  knocked on his window to offer assistance Dan opened his door and said leave me the _____alone at the same time they smelled a strong oder of alcohol.  Understanding the situation was out of their hands citizens proceed to call the police. When Police arrived Dan had to be forcibly removed for vehicle was belligerent to police ranting "do you know who I am" ! refusing field sobriety test and breathalyzer. 

After arrest Dan Seaman was allowed to go home and a week later he was seen driving again, months later all charges get drooped. 

Many local law enforcement officials are disturbed with the outcome of case.

Local citizens feel he should be fired, one resident said Dan Seaman has been in the position way to long and gets paid to much. . We have hundreds of good attorneys in the area that would do the same job for less than half!

Dan Seaman is a large contributor to the campaigns of many local and state politicians including judges.

Lockport official stuck in mud, charged with DWI

By Britney Milazzo The Tonawanda News

LOCKPORT — Attorney Daniel E. Seaman was charged with driving while intoxicated Wednesday night after he ran off the road, a report from State police dispatchers said Friday.

Seaman, 65, 6631 King Fisher Court, Appleton, was reportedly driving on Crosby Road when his Ford pickup truck got stuck in the mud.

Upon troopers’ arrival to the scene around 10:19 p.m., “a strong odor of alcoholic beverage was detected emitting from his breath,” according to the report.

Troopers said Seaman refused to take any kind of sobriety tests and also refused a chemical test after he was transported to State Police-Lockport barracks.

Seaman was arraigned in Lockport Town Court by Judge Leonard Tilney and released to a family member, dispatchers said.

Seaman — a Republican and local private practicing attorney — also holds the position of attorney for the Town of Lockport and Village of Middleport, along with representing other rural Niagara County towns and villages.

State police have not released this information on their press website, nor could they send a mug shot of Seaman to the press, both dispatchers and their supervisors said on Friday morning.

Seaman is scheduled for 7 p.m. Tuesday in Lockport Town Court.

Driving while ability impaired charges were dismissed against Lockport Town Attorney Daniel E. Seaman in Niagara Falls City Court on Monday.

City Judge Mark A. Violante said Monday after a short nonjury trial, "The people were unable to prove this case," and dismissed all charges against the Lockport attorney.
Seaman, 65, of Appleton, had been charged with driving while intoxicated after his pickup went off the road and into a ditch on Crosby Road in the Town of Lockport on March 30. The DWI charges were reduced to driving while ability impaired in City Court on Aug. 22.
The case was moved from the Town of Lockport and assigned for prosecution to the Orleans County District Attorney's office due to conflicts of interest in Lockport, as well as the Niagara County DA's office, where Seaman's son, Brian, works as an assistant district attorney.
Violante, brother of Niagara County District Attorney Michael J. Violante, said prosecutors needed to prove that Seaman consumed alcohol and operated a motor vehicle. He said there was enough evidence to prove Seaman was drinking alcohol, however, not that Seaman had been driving while he was impaired.
State Trooper Douglas A. Heath, one of two troopers who testified in the 45-minute trial, called Seaman "belligerent," testifying Seaman refused to answer any questions and refused to take any field sobriety tests or blood-alcohol tests.
Both Heath and Trooper Charity Kelley said they smelled alcohol on Seaman's breath and said that he appeared intoxicated.
Seaman's attorney, David Douglas, said in closing that there was no observation of erratic driving or what caused the accident. He said there was a 90-degree turn at the crash site, it was rainy and dark, and other motorists have crashed at the same site because of the curve.
Orleans County Assistant District Attorney Susan Silleman told the court there was proof of his driving, since Seaman was behind the wheel with the car running when he was found by State Police.
"There was no one else around. I think the court has enough evidence to show he was operating the vehicle when he went off the road," Silleman said.
Violante disagreed, citing case law regarding operation of a motor vehicle, which said that someone in a driver's seat while a vehicle is running is not enough to prove operation of that vehicle. The judge said that a person has to be observed moving the vehicle, or there needs to be a statement from a civilian witness, or the suspect has to be in an obvious drunken state.
Town of Lockport Supervisor Marc R. Smith told The Buffalo News shortly after Seaman's arrest that the charges would not affect his tenure as town attorney.
Seaman is a partner in the Lockport law firm of Seaman, Jones, Hogan & Brooks. He has been the Lockport town attorney since 2000. He also is a municipal attorney for the Town of Hartland and villages of Barker and Middleport.