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Driver Who Killed Syracuse Reporter Pleads Guilty
May 23, 2006 at 7:15 AM (PT)
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The driver responsible for a crash that killed WSYR-A/SYRACUSE rpeorter BILL LEAF has pleaded guilty to second degree manslaughter charges. MATTHEW BENEDICT, 22, of ROOSEVELTOWN, NY was driving the wrong way on I-81 on JANUARY 9 when he crashed head-on into LEAF's car; he pleaded guilty to the manslaughter charge and a misdemeanor DUI count and faces 6-12 years in prison when sentenced JUNE 23.

