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Driver Who Ignored Horns, Headlights Before Deadly Wrong-Way Maryland Crash Learns Fate
One driver tried flashing his headlights. Another driver leaned on the horn.
It still wasn’t enough to stop Jose Badell-Uzcategui before prosecutors say he barreled the wrong way down a Maryland roadway, drunk at nearly 70 mph, and killed 30-year-old Jazz Andrew Taylor in a devastating head-on crash.
Now, nearly a year after the deadly collision in Burtonsville, the Washington, DC man responsible is heading to prison.
Badell-Uzcategui, 30, was sentenced in Montgomery County Circuit Court to 10 years in prison, suspending all but seven years, after he pleaded guilty earlier this year t…
'Stop Hurting Us': Family Calls For Cop's Release After He Shot, Killed Their Son
The family of a former New York City police officer who was shot and killed by his own husband is calling for his husband's release from prison.
Joseph Grieco, a former Tenafly police officer, was sentenced to 11 years in prison after he was convicted of aggravated manslaughter in the 2023 accidental shooting that left John Kelly dead at their Vernon Township home.
On Tuesday, July 25, 2023, Grieco and Kelly were in their home after a night out with friends, the Sussex County Prosecutor's Office said. Grieco, who had been drinking, pulled out his gun and began to handle it, despite warnings…
Maryland Man Hit Pedestrian, Drove Off, Returned, Then Fled Again In Fatal Crash: Prosecutors
A Maryland man who hit a pedestrian, drove off, came back to ask what happened, and then took off again has been sentenced to 15 years in prison, according to Cecil County prosecutors.
Joseph Anthony Giles Jr., of North East, learned his fate on Friday, Nov. 7, after a judge found him guilty of grossly negligent manslaughter, criminally negligent manslaughter, and more than a dozen traffic charges tied to the deadly hit-and-run.
Prosecutors said the crash happened in the early-morning hours of March 24, 2024, on Jacob Tome Highway in Colora.
The pedestrian, Raymond Albert Cote Jr., was wal…
Charges Filed In New Year's Crash That Killed NJ Gov. Murphy Staffer, Prosecutor Says
A woman is facing manslaughter charges after she fled the scene of a fatal six-car crash in Plainsboro that occurred on New Year's Day, authorities announced Thursday, July 31.
At 1:56 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 1, first responders responded to Route 1 in Plainsboro for the multi-car crash, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Plainsboro Police Chief Eamon Blanchard said.
Louisa Bradlow Carman, a 25-year-old Princeton resident, who was driving a Ford Fusion, was taken to Capital Health Regional Medical Center where she was later pronounced dead, authorities said. Carman…
Wig-Making Influencer Arrested In Horrific Brooklyn Crash That Killed Family: Cops, Sources
A former Brooklyn wig influencer has been charged in a horrific crash that killed a mother and two of her young daughters while critically injuring her son on Ocean Parkway, while driving on a suspended license, according to the NYPD and Daily Voice sources.
Miriam Yarimi, 32, was arrested Saturday, March 29, after police say she blew through a red light at Quentin Road and Ocean Parkway and slammed into a Toyota Camry before plowing into a family in a marked crosswalk just after 1 p.m.
The victims — Natasha Saada, 34, and her daughters Diana, 8, and Deborah, 5 — were pronounced dead at Mai…
Son Who Killed Dad In Maryland 'Betrayed' Him, Judge Says At Sentencing
A Maryland man who brutally killed his elderly father was sentenced to a decade in prison after a judge slammed the crime as a tragic betrayal, officials announced.
Justin Michael Lachenmayer, 39, of Waldorf, was sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to manslaughter and second-degree assault for the violent killing of his father, 71-year-old John Carl Lachenmayer, the Charles County State’s Attorney’s Office said.
Lachenmayer attacked his father inside their home in the 5000 block of Vane Court on September 8, 2023, punching him while he was sitting on the couch, pushing him…
Drunk Driver Killed Child, Injured Two Others In Maryland Crash: State's Attorney
A Maryland woman who was drunk behind the wheel when she crashed her minivan, killing a child and injuring two others, has been convicted of felony manslaughter, authorities announced.
Ashley Nicole Nolan, 28, of Lexington Park, was found guilty on six charges, including grossly negligent manslaughter by motor vehicle, life-threatening injury while driving under the influence, and driving under the influence while transporting minors, according to St. Mary’s County State’s Attorney Jaymi Sterling.
She now faces up to 22 years in prison.
Nolan was behind the wheel of a 2008 Honda Odyssey on…
