{"id":286897,"date":"2026-09-16T01:08:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T01:08:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/286897\/"},"modified":"2026-09-16T01:08:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T01:08:10","slug":"erie-man-pleads-guilty-in-fatal-2025-wrong-way-hit-and-run","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/286897\/","title":{"rendered":"Erie man pleads guilty in fatal 2025 wrong way hit-and-run"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Erie man charged in connection with a December 2025 fatal hit-and-run of a bicyclist in downtown Erie has signed a guilty plea at his preliminary hearing on Monday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Erie County District Attorney&#8217;s Office said 50-year-old Daryl Terry pleaded guilty to homicide by vehicle and possession of marijuana and a summary driving offense for the fatal crash near the corner of West 8th and Liberty streets.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a data-ylk=\"slk:Erie police make arrest in downtown hit-and-run;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yourerie.com\/news\/local-news\/erie-police-make-arrest-in-downtown-hit-and-run-from\/?ipid=promo-link-block1\" class=\"promo-link__link\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0Erie police make arrest in downtown hit-and-run\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Terry was initially charged with felony accidents involving death and several misdemeanors, though that felony charge was changed to homicide by vehicle.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">With the guilty plea, court documents show prosecutors withdrew four misdemeanor charges and several summary offenses.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">At the time of the crash, police said Terry was driving eastbound on a one-way westbound part of West 8th Street on December 9, 2025, when he struck 66-year-old Richard Gaska, then fled the scene. Gaska was taken to UPMC Hamot, where he was later pronounced dead that same evening.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a data-ylk=\"slk:Millcreek doctor arrested in OH prostitution sting pleads guilty;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yourerie.com\/news\/local-news\/millcree-doctor-arrested-oh-prostitution-sting-pleads-guilty\/?ipid=promo-link-block2\" class=\"promo-link__link\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0Millcreek doctor arrested in OH prostitution sting pleads guilty\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Terry allegedly hid the Dodge Durango he was driving that night in Harbocreek Township, which was found by police in January and charges were filed against Terry in March.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Terry still faces his formal arraignment at a later date, after which prosecutors said he will officially enter his guilty plea.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. 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