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.



