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Suspect charged in Losson Road hit and run investigation

Cheektowaga Police have provided an update regarding a man who was killed in a hit and run in January on Losson road in Cheektowaga.

CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. — There's a new update regarding the man who was killed in a hit and run crash while clearing snow off his car on Losson Road in Cheektowaga last January. 

Cheektowaga Police say the driver allegedly involved has been arrested and is identified as Matthew Althoff, 40, of Amherst.

The driver had allegedly fled the scene before officers responded, according to investigators. Police say the driver had been traveling westbound when it struck the 42-year-old male who was taken by ambulance to ECMC where he passed away.

 Althoff has been charged with leaving the scene of a fatal accident without reporting and has been remanded to the Erie County Holding center. 

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