Man, 30, Pleads Guilty In Fatal Christmas Eve Crash Upstate

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — A 30-year-old man charged in a fatal Christmas Eve crash just over a year ago in western New York has pleaded guilty.

Efrain Lopez-Contreras pleaded guilty Tuesday in state Supreme Court to vehicular homicide, vehicular manslaughter and various driving-while-intoxicated offenses in the December 2015 crash. He admitted he was driving the sport utility vehicle that veered and collided head-on with another SUV in rural Clarkson, 15 miles west of Rochester.

The crash seriously injured 14-year-old Giana Bartolucci and her father, Pastor Tony Bartolucci, who were traveling to get the family Christmas tree. The teenager died last June following complications from surgery.

Lopez-Contreras faces at least six years to a maximum 18 years for the vehicular homicide charge. He's expected to be deported to Mexico after serving his sentence.