ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) - A 30-year-old man charged in a fatal Christmas Eve crash just over a year ago in western New York has pleaded guilty.
Efrain Lopez-Contreras pleaded guilty Tuesday in state Supreme Court to vehicular homicide, vehicular manslaughter and various driving-while-intoxicated offenses in the December 2015 crash. He admitted he was driving the sport utility vehicle that veered and collided head-on with another SUV in rural Clarkson, 15 miles west of Rochester.
The crash seriously injured 14-year-old Giana Bartolucci and her father, Pastor Tony Bartolucci, who were traveling to get the family Christmas tree. The teenager died last June following complications from surgery.
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Lopez-Contreras faces at least six years to a maximum 18 years for the vehicular homicide charge. He’s expected to be deported to Mexico after serving his sentence.
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