Amherst man pleads guilty in deadly hit-and-run on Losson Road in Cheektowaga

The Erie County District Attorney's Office announced that 40-year-old Matthew J. Althoff of Amherst pleaded guilty in Erie County Court to one count of leaving the scene of an incident without reporting resulting in death.

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The district attorney's office said on January 15 Althoff was driving an SUV on Losson Road in Cheektowaga when he hit a pedestrian and drove away from the scene without reporting the incident to the police.

The victim, 41-year-old Antwain R. Hankle, was clearing snow from his vehicle in front of his home when he was hit. He was found injured in the road by an off-duty New York State trooper and taken to ECMC where he later died.

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Althoff is scheduled to be sentenced on August 8. He faces a maximum sentence of seven years in prison. He remains released on previously posted bail set at $10,000 cash, insurance company bond or partially secured surety bond.

7 News spoke with Antwain's mother, Diane Hankle, the day after the incident.

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She said Antwain was a husband and father of three.

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