Driver Pleads Guilty in Fatal Crash

The driver in  that killed a Brunswick man has pleaded guilty to two charges.

, 27, of Strongsville, entered the pleas this morning, the day his trial was supposed to start.

He admitted to aggravated vehicular homicide, a first-degree misdemeanor, and an amended charge of attempted tampering with evidence, a fourth-degree felony, according to Maria Russo, spokeswoman for Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Bill Mason.

Sentencing is set for March 15.

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.

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.