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A Saratoga Springs man who was working as a Lyft driver has pleaded guilty to aggravated vehicular assault for a Nov. 15, 2020 hit-and-run that seriously injured a 72-year-old jogger.
Patrick F. Phelan, 53, pleaded guilty on Thursday and is expected to be sentenced to three to nine years in state prison when he next appears before Saratoga County Court Judge James A. Murphy III on June 24, according to District Attorney Karen A. Heggen’s office. He will also have his driver’s license revoked.
Phelan has admitted he was driving intoxicated when he hit Andrew Fincke, who was jogging on the shoulder of Ballston Avenue in the city. Heggen’s office said the plea also included an acknowledgment that his conduct endangered the life of a young female passenger in the back seat, whom he was driving to work after she had hired him through the Lyft ride-hailing app.
Saratoga Springs motorist admits being drunk when he struck pedestrian
Jogger, 72, suffered severe leg and torso injuries
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BALLSTON SPA - A Saratoga Springs man admitted he was driving drunk during his ride-sharing shift when he struck a 72-year man jogging in the shoulder of Ballston Avenue in the city of Saratoga Springs, Saratoga County District Attorney Karen A. Heggen s office said Thursday.
Patrick F. Phelan, 53, pleaded guilty Thursday to the top count of the indictment against him, felony aggravated vehicular assault and misdemeanor reckless endangerment before Judge James A. Murphy III, according to Heggen.
The collision happened Nov. 15, 2020 when Phelan s car struck and seriously injured Andrew Fincke. Phelan s plea also included his admission that his actions in November endangered the life of a young woman passenger in the backseat of his vehicle, whom he was driving to work via the Lyft ride sharing company.