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Nebraska Man Pleads Guilty To Killing Cyclist In Parker Hit & Run

(CBS4) - Preston James Dorris, a man from Nebraska, has pleaded guilty in a hit-and-run last year that killed a cyclist in Colorado. The crime took place in Parker on July 4 and Chuck Vogel died.

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Preston Dorris (credit: Douglas County)

Vogel was killed after being hit from behind by a Kia Spectra. That Kia was found abandoned and Douglas County Sheriff's deputies traced it Preston James Dorris in Nebraska.

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Chuck Vogel (credit: Facebook)

This week Dorris pleaded guilty to leaving the scene of an accident and vehicular homicide. He faces four to 18 years when he's sentenced in April.

Riding his bicycle was a passion Vogel shared with his son.

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