Syracuse driver fled after killing woman. His older brother died in crash. Jail won’t fix this, judge says Updated May 10, 2021; Posted May 10, 2021 Justin McGann (left, holding door) leaves County Court after being sentenced to five years' probation for leaving the scene of a fatal crash without reporting.Douglass Dowty | ddowty@syracuse.com Facebook Share Syracuse, NY — Justin McGann panicked after fatally striking a pedestrian on West Genesee Street in August 2020, abandoning his vehicle nearby before confessing to police four to five hours later, his lawyer said Monday. McGann, then 24, had a “knee-jerk” reaction that may have been triggered by the fact he lost his older brother, Robert McGann, to a car crash on James Street in July 2012, Justin McGann’s defense lawyer, Karin Marris, said.