CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WKBW) — Cheektowaga police announced an arrest has been made in connection to a deadly hit-and-run on Losson Road in Cheektowaga in January.
40-year-old Matthew Althoff of Amherst was arrested Monday morning and charged with leaving the scene of a fatal accident without reporting. He was arraigned in Cheektowaga Court and held without bail. The Erie County District Attorney's Office said Althoff's defense counsel filed a bail motion and on Tuesday State Supreme Court Justice Paul B. Wojtaszek modified his bail to $10,000 cash, insurance company bond or partially secured surety bond.
Police said on January 15, 42-year-old Antwain Hankle was cleaning snow off his vehicle in front of his home on Losson Road when he was allegedly struck by Althoff who is also accused of leaving the scene without reporting the incident.
Hankle was taken to ECMC where he died.
7 News spoke with Antwain's mother, Diane Hankle, the day after the incident.
Diane said Antwain was a husband and father of three.
When speaking with 7 News, Diane called for the driver to turn themselves in.
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"We are grateful to our community members who came forward to aid in our search by providing information about the identity and location of the suspected driver and vehicle," police said in a release.
Althoff faces a maximum sentence of seven years in prison if convicted of the charge,
