Man pleads guilty to striking, killing sister of Lackawanna County judge

Terrie Morgan-Besecker, The Times-Tribune, Scranton, Pa.

August 5, 2021, 3:07 AM

Aug. 4—A Factoryville man faces up to five years in prison after pleading guilty today to involuntary manslaughter for striking and killing the sister of a Lackawanna County judge as she crossed a Scranton street.

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