Crime & Safety
Sentencing Postponed for Fatal Crash Driver
Timothy Bene, 27, will face up to one and a half years in prison on March 26.
Sentencing for the driver in that left a Brunswick man dead was postponed until March 26 because Judge Nancy McDonnell was out, said Maria Russo, spokesperson for Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Bill Mason.
, 27, of Strongsville, faces a maximum of one and a half years in prison after pleading guilty to two charges last month.
He admitted to aggravated vehicular homicide, a first-degree misdemeanor, and an amended charge of attempted tampering with evidence, a fourth-degree felony, Russo said.
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William Bricker, Jr., 39, of Brunswick, died after his motorcycle was struck by Bene's truck June 26.
Police said Bricker was riding a Harley Davidson west on Boston Road about 8:45 a.m. when Bene, driving east on Boston, turned his pickup truck left onto Howe Road in front of him.
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Following the accident, witnesses saw Bene get out of his truck and walk into the woods, then return a few minutes later.
Police found four bags of marijuana in the woods.
Bricker was taken to MetroHealth Medical Center, where he died four days later.