Man pleads guilty in fatal Raleigh hit and run

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Wednesday, November 30, 2016
Man pleads guilty in year-old hit and run death
Man pleads guilty in year-old hit and run deathCaesar Leake appears in court Wednesday.

RALEIGH (WTVD) -- A man pleaded guilty in a Raleigh courtroom Wednesday to hitting a man a year ago and leaving the scene.

Caesar Leake had faced a DWI charge in the hit-and-run death of 23-year-old Terrance Faison on Poole Road October 29, 2015.

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It wasn't until later that a neighbor reported Leake came home that night in a damaged Ford Explorer that the North Carolina Highway Patrol was able to match with vehicle parts found at the crash scene.

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Because of the delay between the crash and the time that Leake was arrested, prosecutors said proving DWI would be nearly impossible, so that charge was dropped.

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Leake pleaded guilty to felony hit-and-run causing death and insurance fraud for reporting he hit a deer.

Faison's family said in court Wednesday it is not happy about the reduced charges, but is trying to accept them.

Leake was sentenced to two years and eight months in jail.

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