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Drunk & Deadly: hit & run driver sentenced in crash that killed teenager

Posted at 12:03 PM, Mar 06, 2018
and last updated 2018-03-06 16:25:54-05

A Cheektowaga man will spend the next six years in prison for the hit and run crash that killed a teenager.

37-year-old Paul Hintermeier was driving drunk with a B.A.C. level twice the legal limit when he hit Damian Garra.  18-year-old Garra was riding his bike on Shanley Street last August when he was hit.  The teen later died from his injuries.

Hintermeier pleaded guilty to the charges against him in January.

Previous stories related to this case:

*Organs donated from teen victim of hit and run

*Large crowd for funeral of teen killed by hut & run driver

 

 

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