Joshua Rivera

A Butler man pleaded guilty Thursday to striking and killing 15-year-old Aiden Lutz while he was riding a bicycle in 2023. He will be sentenced Monday to serve 10 to 24 years in prison.

Joshua Arthur Rivera, 41, pleaded guilty in Butler County Common Pleas Court to felony charges of homicide by vehicle, accidents involving death and accidents involving death while not properly licensed in Lutz’s death on Oct. 19, 2023, on Dutchtown Road in Butler Township.

Senior Judge James Arner accepted the plea and scheduled a sentencing hearing for 9 a.m. Monday.