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Vehicular Homicide

Drunk Driver Who Killed NY Author Had ‘Significant’ Amount Of Alcohol In System, DA Says Drunk Driver Who Killed NY Author Had ‘Significant’ Amount Of Alcohol In System, DA Says
Drunk Driver Who Killed NY Author Had ‘Significant’ Amount Of Alcohol In System, DA Says The man accused of striking a New York author with his car and then leaving her to die in the roadway had a “significant” amount of alcohol in his system at the time, prosecutors allege. Albany County resident Nsikak Okure, age 34, of Guilderland, was arraigned on an 11-count indictment in Albany County Court on Monday, Nov. 21, including second-degree manslaughter, in the death of Tanisha Brathwaite. Earlier Report: Published Author ID'd As Victim In Fatal Hit, Run Crash In Albany The 31-year-old Brooklyn native was walking home at around 7:15 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 14, when she was struc…
Westchester Man Sentenced For 'Heartbreaking' DWI Crash That Killed Friend, Prosecutor Says Westchester Man Sentenced For 'Heartbreaking' DWI Crash That Killed Friend, Prosecutor Says
Westchester Man Sentenced For 'Heartbreaking' DWI Crash That Killed Friend, Prosecutor Says A 21-year-old Northern Westchester man has been sentenced to six years in prison for causing the death of a friend while driving impaired, authorities said. Anthony Lorenz, of Ossining, must serve a little over five years of the sentence before becoming eligible for parole, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina in New Jersey.  Lorenz pleaded guilty last month in Superior Court in Mount Holly, NJ, to charges of vehicular homicide, assault by auto, and driving while intoxicated, Coffina said on Thursday, May 26. The investigation revealed that Lorenz, Roy Song, 21…
Westchester Man Admits Killing Friend In DWI Crash Westchester Man Admits Killing Friend In DWI Crash
Westchester Man Admits Killing Friend In DWI Crash A 21-year-old man from Northern Westchester has pleaded guilty to causing the death of a friend while driving impaired in South Jersey, authorities said. Anthony Lorenz, of Ossining, entered the plea Wednesday, April 6 in Superior Court in Mount Holly, New Jersey to charges of vehicular homicide, assault by auto and driving while intoxicated, according to Burlington County, NJ Prosecutor Scott Coffina.  Under an agreement with the prosecutor’s office, Lorenz will serve six years in New Jersey State Prison in exchange for the plea, and must complete 85 percent of the term before being c…
Westchester Woman Indicted For Drunk Driving Crash That Killed Two Westchester Woman Indicted For Drunk Driving Crash That Killed Two
Westchester Woman Indicted For Drunk Driving Crash That Killed Two A 22-year-old woman in Westchester has been indicted on multiple felony charges for allegedly drinking, driving recklessly, crashing, and killing two passengers, the District Attorney announced. Pelham resident Bethzy Higueros was indicted by a Westchester County Grand Jury on a 12-count indictment for killing two from New Rochelle in a fiery crash earlier this year. Specifically, Higueros was charged with two counts each of: Aggravated vehicular homicide; Vehicular manslaughter; Manslaughter; Criminally negligent homicide; Driving while intoxicated. Higueros was also charged with reckl…
Westchester Attorney Sentenced For DWI Crash That Killed 22-Year-Old Man Westchester Attorney Sentenced For DWI Crash That Killed 22-Year-Old Man
Westchester Attorney Sentenced For DWI Crash That Killed 22-Year-Old Man A criminal defense attorney will spend time behind bars after admitting to driving drunk in Northern Westchester and crashing head-on into a vehicle, killing a 22-year-old man, authorities announced. Robert Schuster, age 53, of Bedford, has been sentenced to a term of between two and six years in state prison after pleading guilty to aggravated vehicular homicide for his role in the fatal crash that took the life of Mount Kisco resident Diego Trejo in December 2019. The Westchester DA’s Office had requested that the court impose a sentence of 5 to 15 years in state prison Westchester Count…
Westchester Man Arraigned For Fatal Wrong-Way Drunk Driving Crash Westchester Man Arraigned For Fatal Wrong-Way Drunk Driving Crash
Westchester Man Arraigned For Fatal Wrong-Way Drunk Driving Crash A Northern Westchester man is facing a host of charges for allegedly drinking, driving, and killing a woman in a head-on crash, the District Attorney announced. Yorktown resident Mark Cope was arraigned on Monday, Aug. 23 for a wrong-way, head-on collision he caused while allegedly intoxicated in December 2020 that resulted in the death of an Ossining mother. Original story - ID Released For Woman Killed In Wrong-Way Northern Westchester Crash Specifically, Cope, age 41, was charged with: Three counts of aggravated vehicular homicide; Manslaughter; Aggravated vehicular homicide; V…
Westchester Attorney Admits To Driving Drunk In Crash Killing 22-Year-Old Westchester Attorney Admits To Driving Drunk In Crash Killing 22-Year-Old
Westchester Attorney Admits To Driving Drunk In Crash Killing 22-Year-Old A criminal defense attorney will spend time behind bars after admitting to driving drunk in Northern Westchester and crashing head-on into a vehicle, killing a 22-year-old man, the county District Attorney’s Office announced. Robert Schuster, age 52, pleaded guilty to aggravated vehicular homicide this week for his role in the fatal crash that took the life of Mount Kisco resident Diego Trejo in December 2019. Westchester County District Attorney Mimi Rocah said that on Dec. 16, 2019, Schuster was driving his BMW 750 on Route 172 near Darlington Road in Bedford after leaving a holiday party…
23-Year-Old Woman Charged After Federal Judge From NY Killed In Hit-Run Crash 23-Year-Old Woman Charged After Federal Judge From NY Killed In Hit-Run Crash
23-Year-Old Woman Charged After Federal Judge From NY Killed In Hit-Run Crash A woman has been charged after a longtime Federal judge in New York was killed in a hit-and-run crash. Sandra Feuerstein, US District Judge of the Eastern District of New York on Long Island, died Friday morning, April 9 after she was struck by a vehicle in Boca Raton, Florida, according to authorities. The driver of the vehicle, identified as 23-year-old Nastasia Snape, of North Lauderdale, Florida, then struck a 6-year-old boy, according to the Sun-Sentinel of South Florida. Witnesses said Snape had been driving erratically and after crashing told emergency responders…
Yonkers Woman Admits To Role In Fatal Saw Mill River Parkway Crash Yonkers Woman Admits To Role In Fatal Saw Mill River Parkway Crash
Yonkers Woman Admits To Role In Fatal Saw Mill River Parkway Crash A Westchester woman has admitted to her role in a fatal crash on the Saw Mill River Parkway in Hastings-on-Hudson last summer and will now face time behind bars. Yonkers resident Kristen Lynn pleaded guilty on Tuesday, Dec. 8 following the death of a 28-year-old woman who was killed on the Parkway in July last year.  Specifically, Lynn pleaded guilty to a felony count of vehicular homicide. Shortly after midnight on Sunday, July 21, 2019, Lynn was driving a Lexus south on the Saw Mill River Parkway, when she rammed into the back of a Honda driven by Yonkers resident Danielle Gore-John…
Westchester Man Arrested For Manslaughter, Assault, After Running Over Two People, Police Say Westchester Man Arrested For Manslaughter, Assault, After Running Over Two People, Police Say
Westchester Man Arrested For Manslaughter, Assault, After Running Over Two People, Police Say A 26-year-old man turned himself in to police in Westchester after being implicated in an alleged vehicular homicide. Officers from the Mount Vernon Police Department responded to a report of two gunshot victims outside the Trusco Building Supplies building shortly after 10:45 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 1. Upon arrival, police said that they located two men who appeared to have been run over by a vehicle. One of the victims, later identified as Mount Vernon resident Romo Jeffries, 43, was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics. A second victim, a 35-year-old Mount Vernon resident, suffered…
Prosecutor: Man Charged In Death Of Westchester Resident Fled Crash Scene Prosecutor: Man Charged In Death Of Westchester Resident Fled Crash Scene
Prosecutor: Man Charged In Death Of Westchester Resident Fled Crash Scene A 37-year-old man has been charged in the death of a Northern Westchester man who was struck on the shoulder of the Garden State Parkway, authorities said. Roberto Sandoval-Guerrero, of Toms River, New Jersey, was charged with vehicular homicide,  Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said on Wednesday, Sept. 9. Daniel Cintron, 50, of Ossining, had been involved in a minor crash late Saturday, Sept. 5, with a car driven by Frank Puglisi, 21, of Staten Island before a third vehicle struck both of them along the side of the parkway, Billhimer said. Cintron and Puglisi had gotten …
BMW Driver Indicted For Drunk Driving Crash That Man, 22, In Westchester BMW Driver Indicted For Drunk Driving Crash That Man, 22, In Westchester
BMW Driver Indicted For Drunk Driving Crash That Man, 22, In Westchester A criminal defense attorney is facing a host of charges for allegedly driving drunk in Northern Westchester and crashing head-on into a vehicle on Route 172, killing a 22-year-old man, the District Attorney’s Office announced. Bedford resident Robert C. Schuster, 51, was indicted in the fatal crash that took the life of Mount Kisco resident Diego Trejo in December last year, according to Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr. It is alleged that on Dec. 16 last year, Schuster was driving his BMW 750 on Route 172 near Darlington Road in Bedford after leaving a holiday part…
Driver Charged For Fatal Hit-And-Run In Yonkers Park, Police Say Driver Charged For Fatal Hit-And-Run In Yonkers Park, Police Say
Driver Charged For Fatal Hit-And-Run In Yonkers Park, Police Say An allegedly drunk driver who fatally struck a 23-year-old woman in a Westchester park before fleeing on foot has been tracked down by investigators and charged with vehicular homicide, police said. First responders in Yonkers responded to the Saw Mill River Daylighting Park on New Main Street shortly before 1:30 a.m. on Monday, March 9, where there was a report of an overturned vehicle. Upon arrival, police said that they found a black 2007 Acura TSX on its roof inside the park and an unresponsive 23-year-old woman with severe injuries. She was transported by paramedics to an area hospital…