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Broome County District Attorney Steve Cornwell announced that 27-year-old Aizaz Siddiqui of Binghamton pleaded guilty in City of Binghamton Court Friday to leaving the scene of an accident, in connection with the December 3rd 2016 death of Binghamton University student Stefani Lineva. Siddiqui hit Lineva on State Route 434 in Binghamton, she was pronounced dead at Wilson Hospital. Siddiqui will be sentenced on August 4th.

Aizaz Siddiqui of Binghamton was released on $50,000 Bail today from the Broome County Jail. Siddiqui was accused in connection with the hit & run death of Stefani Lineva along State Route 434 on Binghamton Southside on December 3rd.

Binghamton Police have arrested 26-year-old Aizaz Siddiqui of Binghamton, for leaving the scene of a personal injury accident, in connection with the hit-and-run death of 20-year-old Stefani Lineva of Queens early Saturday Morning. Lineva's body was found on State Route 434 near South Washington Street on Binghamton Southside at about 2:00 AM Saturday. Lineva was a student at Binghamton University, They announced a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the driver, other organizations have brought the amount of the reward up to $30,000. Siddiqui is being arraigned this afternoon in Binghamton city court.

Binghamton Police are investigating the death of Binghamton university student Stefani Lineva of Queens, who was found around 2:00 AM Saturday lying on State Route 434 South Washington Avenue and the Pennsylvania Avenue ramps. Lineva was taken to Wilson Hospital where she was pronounced dead from injuries consistent with getting hit by a vehicle. No eyewitnesses have come forward. Anyone with information is asked to call Binghamton Police at 772-7080, calls will remain confidential. A $10,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest of the driver of the vehicle that hit Lineva Saturday.