A Steuben County man has been charged with manslaughter in connection with a two-car accident last summer that left one person dead.
State Police say on August 6th, the victim, Michael Hinrich, of Nunda, was struck on the driver’s side door of his Camaro by a Buick as he approached a stop sign at the intersection of State Route 415 and attempted to turn south in Avoca. Hinrich was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the Buick, 26-year-old Michael Eldridge of Hornell, suffered non-life-threatening injuries. A passenger in each vehicle was airlifted to Strong for non-life-threatening injuries.
In addition to manslaughter, Eldridge was charged with two counts of assault, reckless endangerment and a single count of vehicular manslaughter.
Eldridge is currently being held at the Steuben County Jail.
