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Guilty plea in fatal Hamburg crash last June

Markus Genovese admits to running from the scene of the crash that killed an 8-year-old boy

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Buffalo, N.Y. (WBEN) - An Angola man has pleaded guilty to manslaughter and vehicular manslaughter in connection with a crash this past June that killed an 8-year-old boy.

53-year-old Markus Genovese admitted to driving on Route 5 in Hamburg when he crashed into another vehicle on June 8. Genovese, who did not have a license and was driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs at the time of the crash, ran away from the scene.


The crash killed 8-year-old Thomas Ross of Blasdell. Another child was treated at Oishei Children's Hospital.

Genovese faces up to 15 years in prison when he is sentenced in May.

Markus Genovese admits to running from the scene of the crash that killed an 8-year-old boy