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Burlco man, 18, admits causing death of teen in crash of stolen car

Isaiah Buchanan, of Cinnaminson, faces 14 years in state prison on the first-degree aggravated manslaughter count.

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An 18-year-old Burlington County man who drove a stolen car involved in a crash last year that killed his 15-year-old passenger pleaded guilty Monday in the boy's death.

Isaiah Buchanan, of Cinnaminson, faces 14 years in state prison on a first-degree aggravated-manslaughter count as part of a plea agreement, said Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina. He is scheduled to be sentenced Dec. 7.

Kassidy Bush, a sophomore at Palmyra High School, was killed in the Nov. 15 crash near the intersection of Route 130 south and Riverton Road in Cinnaminson.

Buchanan was driving a stolen BMW sedan when it struck the back of a tractor-trailer. The truck driver was not hurt.

Prior to the accident, Cinnaminson police attempted to pull over the BMW, but Buchanan sped away, Coffina said. Toxicology tests found cocaine, Xanax, and marijuana in Buchanan's system.