Buffalo man sentenced after killing woman in Cybertruck hit-and-run

Wendell M. Brooks was sentenced to five to 15 years for a fatal July 2025 hit-and-run in Buffalo. Brooks pleaded guilty to second-degree manslaughter and leaving the scene after killing a pedestrian while driving a Cybertruck.
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Buffalo man was sentenced to five to 15 years in prison for killing a pedestrian with a Cybertruck in a hit-and-run on William Street in July 2025, the Erie County District Attorney's Office said Wednesday. Wendell M. Brooks, 45, pleaded guilty in July to second-degree manslaughter, leaving the scene of [...]
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