Man pleads guilty to manslaughter for fatal hit-and-run on East Main Street in Rochester

President Biden delivers remarks on rebuilding infrastructure and securing jobs. He's expected to announce funding to replace lead pipes.The corner of East Main and Richmond streets in Rochester , hours after Josiah Porchea was hit by a vehicle early Tuesday, April 25, 2023. Porchea died from his injuries the next day.

Rochester, N.Y. — A man is now awaiting sentencing after reaching a a guilty plea in connection with a fatal hit-and-run downtown last year. Nicholas Caretta, 24, pleaded guilty Thursday to manslaughter and leaving the scene of an incident resulting in death following the April 25, 2023 death of Josiah Porchea.

Police found Porchea, 22, lying in the road at East Main and Richmond streets around 3:45 that morning. He died the next night. His name hasn't been released until Thursday.“Nicholas Caretta hit and killed Josiah Porchea with his car, before fleeing the scene instead of trying to help the dying victim,” Assistant District Attorney Ryan Mulcahy said in a statement. “The defendant deprived a mother of her son and stole Josiah Porchea from his loved ones.

Caretta will be sentenced May 13 to "an indeterminate term of 4-12 years," according to the Monroe County District Attorney's Office.

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