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Updated: Tuesday, 19 Mar 2013, 5:49 PM EDT
Published : Tuesday, 19 Mar 2013, 5:49 PM EDT

Mark Parrotte
Posted by: Eli George

ALBANY, N.Y. (WIVB) - A bill named after an Amherst teenager, who was killed in a hit-and-run accident, is moving forward.

The State Senate Transportation Committee passed "Alix's Law" on Tuesday. The bill honors 18-year-old Alix Rice, who was killed while riding her longboard on Heim Road on a summer night in 2011. Dr. James Corasanti faced a number of charges in this case.

He was eventually convicted on one count: misdemeanor DWI, which caused a community uproar. Alix's Law would close a loophole that allows drivers to leave the scene and claim they did not know they hurt anyone.

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