Montezuma, N.Y. — A Cayuga County man has been arrested in connection with a 2021 fatal hit-and-run crash in Montezuma, State Police said.

Rocco A. Stanley, 41, of Port Byron, was charged Tuesday with leaving the scene of a fatal motor vehicle accident, a felony, according to Trooper Lynnea Crane, a State Police spokesperson.

Investigators said they spent the last four years pursuing leads, following up on tips and conducting interviews before arresting Stanley.

On Feb. 9, 2021, Donald Condes, 52, of Auburn, was killed after being hit while lying in the westbound lane of Route 31, between Mentz Church Road and Route 31, troopers said.

Condes was hit by three vehicles and pronounced dead at the scene. One of the cars troopers were looking for after the crash was Stanley’s dark-colored S

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