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Wheatfield Man Sentenced for Hit-and-Run

After striking a 55-year-old woman then fleeing, Theodore Canaski faces prison time.
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ERIE COUNTY, NY -- A Wheatfield man has been sentenced to 1-3 years behind bars after pleading guilty to Leaving the Scene of an Incident Without Reporting Resulting in Serious Physical Injury.

Theodore Canaski, 29, admitted to speeding when he struck a 55-year-old woman on Ontario Street in Buffalo on September 4. Investigators say Canaski slowed down at first, then proceeded to make several quick turns to evade another driver who was following him.

Surveillance videos helped police identify Canaski's car, and he was arrested three hours later.

At the time of the crash, Canaski was on parole, so his sentencing will run consecutively to any additional prison time he faces for violating parole.

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