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Man pleads guilty in Rickenbacker bike accident

Posted: 09/20/12 at 6:10 am EDT      Last Updated: 09/20/12 at 6:54 am EDT

MIAMI (WSVN) -- A man accused of a deadly hit and run, has pleaded guilty as charged.

Michele Traverso admitted to striking and killing Aaron Cohen as Cohen rode his bicycle along the Rickenbacker Causeway back in February.

Traverso admitted to a list of charges, including leaving the scene of an accident and cocaine possession.

He faces up to 35 years in prison.

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