A New York man has been found guilty on all charges after striking a University at Albany student with his dirt bike and leaving her with life-threatening injuries.

After less than two hours of deliberation, an Albany County jury on Thursday, Oct. 16, convicted 25-year-old Austin Breyette of second-degree assault, leaving the scene of an accident, and two counts of tampering with physical evidence.

The charges stem from a crash on Hudson Avenue in Albany in April 2024, when Breyette hit 18-year-old UAlbany freshman Alexa Kropf with his dirt bike and fled, according to prosecutors.

Kropf, a Long Island native from Floral Park, suffered a traumatic brain injury, broken ribs, and severe leg fractures, as Daily Voice reported. She was placed in a medically induced coma and underwent multipl

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