BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- The teen accused of severely injuring a Cheektowaga police officer during a 2023 pursuit will now be charged as an adult, according to the Erie County District Attorney's Office. Cheektowaga police officer struck by stolen vehicle during pursuit A judge will allow the teen to withdraw a previous guilty plea because he will no longer be offered youthful offender status, officials said. The teen can now spend anywhere between five to 25 years behind bars. Officials say the teen, who was 17 at the time, is accused of stealing a car and hitting officer Troy Blackchief on Union Road in February 2023 during a pursuit. Blackchief underwent at least four cranial surgeries following the incident. He returned home after months of recovery in December. The teen accepted a plea deal in May that would've made him eligible for a shorter sentence. He is due back in court in December. Latest Local News Road closures, traffic info for Bills-Titans game Foreigner to perform at 2025 Erie County Fair Woman was forced by gunpoint from parking lot in abduction at Walden Galleria, police say ‘Haunted Hollow’ returns for a final chapter in Clarence Teen to be sentenced as adult for hitting and critically injuring Cheektowaga police officer