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Charlene Casey Sentenced To Year In Jail In Death Of 2-Year-Old Colin McGrath Charlene Casey Sentenced To Year In Jail In Death Of 2-Year-Old Colin McGrath
Charlene Casey Sentenced To Year In Jail In Death Of 2-Year-Old Colin McGrath Charlene Casey, the South Boston woman found guilty of negligent motor vehicle homicide in the death of toddler Colin McGrath, was sentenced to a year in prison on Thursday. Though, she will only spend 60 days behind bars as the judge suspended the remainder of the sentence.  Judge Katie Cook Rayburn came to that conclusion following an hour of heart-breaking testimony from the family of the 2-year boy who died in 2018 after Casey failed to look both ways and pulled into traffic, causing a catastrophic chain of events that led to his death.  "There is no perfect sentence," Rayburn said bef…

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by Josh Lanier
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Charlene Casey Guilty Of 2018 Wreck That Killed 2-Year-Old Colin McGrath In South Boston Charlene Casey Guilty Of 2018 Wreck That Killed 2-Year-Old Colin McGrath In South Boston
Charlene Casey Guilty Of 2018 Wreck That Killed 2-Year-Old Colin McGrath In South Boston A Boston jury found Charlene Casey guilty of homicide by motor vehicle in the death of 22-month-old Colin McGrath after a weeklong trial.  The 67-year-old faces two years in prison following the verdict, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said.  The prosecution alleged that Casey was to blame for a chain reaction crash that led to the toddler's death, CBS Boston said. Police said Casey drove her Prius through the intersection of L Street and East Sixth Street on July 25, 2018, and into the path of an oncoming van, which did not have a stop sign. The impact caused the van to jump…

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by Josh Lanier