Ryan A. Armstrong, 43, pleaded guilty in Orleans County Court to second-degree manslaughter for the death of his passenger, Reginald Russell, during a police chase that ended in the Erie Canal in the Town of Murray on Sept. 2.
Armstrong admitted his reckless driving caused Russell’s death after a pursuit that began when police responded to a theft at a Walgreens in Brockport. The chase crossed into Orleans County before the U-Haul went into the canal east of Holley near Bennetts Corners Road…