ITHACA, N.Y. (WENY) - An Elmira man plead guilty to manslaughter stemming from a car accident back in 2022.

Jonathan Roberts, 32, of Elmira, pled guilty to Manslaughter in the Tompkins County court on Friday. According to the Tompkins County District Attorney's office, the other charges include Reckless Driving, Criminally Negligent Homicide and Leaving the Scene of a Personal Injury Incident Without Reporting.

Roberts admitted to operating a car while impaired in the early morning hours of March 19th, 2022 in Newfield, which caused the death of Joseph Arguello, 49, of New Mexico.

Sentencing has been scheduled for April 21, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. and the maximum possible sentence is 5 to 15 years in New York State prison according to the District Attorney's Office.