LOCKPORT, N.Y. — On Tuesday, a Youngstown man pleaded guilty to charges related to a fatal accident that occurred last summer.
Patrick Pardee, 29, pleaded guilty to one count of vehicular manslaughter in the second degree on Tuesday.
The plea resulted from an investigation by the Lewiston Police Department into an accident on Lewiston Road in June of 2021. Pardee was driving a truck when it left the road and struck a tree, killing Matthew Maines, 32, who was the passenger.
Pardee admitted to driving while he was under the influence of drugs and causing the crash. Lab results showed that the drugs were cocaine and fentanyl.
The sentencing for Pardee will take place in May. He faces up to seven years in jail. He was taken into custody in lieu of a bail pending sentencing.
