Sentencing Postponed for Fatal Crash Driver

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.

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.