NEW BRUNSWICK - A 22-year-old Piscataway man has pleaded guilty to causing the death last fall of a New Brunswick High School vice principal while drag racing on Stelton Road.

Freddy S. Garcia pleaded guilty Friday to vehicular homicide, knowingly leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death, causing death while driving with a suspended license, filing a false report and hindering his own apprehension, Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew C. Carey said in a news release.

Garcia faces 13 years in prison for causing the death of Tyrone Harrison, 49, of the Somerset section of Franklin, under the terms of the plea agreement reached with Middlesex County Assistant Prosecutor Keith Abrams. The first 10 years of his prison sentence will be subject to the No Early Release Act and as such Garcia will have to serve 8 1/2 years in prison before becoming eligible for parole, the news release states.

Garcia also will be subject to a three year loss of his drivers license once he is released from prison.

His sentencing is scheduled for Aug. 23 before Middlesex County Superior Court Judge Diane Pincus, according to the news release.

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About 9:17 p.m Oct. 6, 2018 multiple vehicles were illegally street racing on Stelton Road in Piscataway when Garcia lost control of the 2003 Honda Accord he was driving, and struck and killed Harrison on Stelton Road near the Ethel Avenue intersection in Piscataway, the news release states.

Garcia abandoned his vehicle and fled the scene. He later falsely reported that his car, which was not registered or insured, had been stolen.

Harrison, a New Brunswick High School vice principal, had been walking from the Edison Train Station on Stelton Road to a relative's home when he was struck. He was pronounced dead at the scene from the injuries he suffered in the fatal hit and run, the news release states.

Harrison was a former football player at both Highland Park High School and Ohio State University, and he previously coached football at New Brunswick High School for one season.

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Garcia was charged following an investigation by Piscataway Officer Meredith Robbins and Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office Jonathan Berman.

Suzanne Russell covers crime, courts and other forms of mayhem from throughout the Central Jersey area for the USA Today Network New Jersey. Contact her at srussell@gannettnj.com.

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