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Thomas Sensenig, 25, pleaded guilty to a charge of homicide by vehicle stemming from the crash in January. The accident resulted in the death of his passenger and best friend, Jeremiah Eisenhower, 25, of Gordonville.
On Tuesday morning, as Sensenig pleaded guilty to the charge, he apologized to his friend's father, David Eisenhower, who was sitting in the courtroom.
Eisenhower came to the front of the courtroom and shared an embrace with the young man.
Sensenig, who remains free on bail, will be sentenced at a later date after completion of a background investigation.
The accident happened early on the morning of Jan. 18 as Sensenig was driving on Cherry Hill Road, just north of Route 741, in Paradise Township.
Assistant District Attorney Todd Brown said that Sensenig crested a hill and suddenly came upon a horse-drawn buggy in front of him.
He swerved to avoid hitting the buggy, but he hit a utility pole and ended up in a cornfield.
Sensenig was not injured, but Eisenhower was pronounced dead at the scene.
Sensenig, who will be sentenced by Lancaster County Court Judge Margaret Miller, was represented by defense attorney Robert Beyer.
According to a newspaper story at the time of his death, Jeremiah Eisenhower was a 2002 graduate of Pequea Valley High School. He attended Paradise Bible Fellowship Church of Paradise, where he was active in the Young Adult Ministry.
E-mail: jkelley@lnpnews.com
