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Acting Nassau County District Attorney Joyce Smith announced on Friday, Dec. 3 that East Setauket resident William Byrus, age 29, has been sentenced to a term of between three-and-a-half to six years in prison after pleading guilty to multiple charges in September.
Specifically, Byrus pleaded guilty to:
- Aggravated vehicular assault;
- Assault;
- Driving while impaired by the combined influence of drugs;
- Aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle.
Smith said that shortly after 12:30 a.m. on Sept. 12, 2020, Byrus was driving over 80 mph in Long Beach while high on marijuana and Xanax when he lost control of his Chevy Traverse, left the roadway, and crashed into a tree and storefront on West Park Avenue.
The crash left Byrus’ 26-year-old female passenger with a brain bleed and multiple spinal fractures.
“While high on a cocktail of marijuana and Xanax, (Byrus) drove dangerously fast and careened off the road and into a storefront, leaving his passenger with life-threatening injuries,” Smith said.
“Drugged driving is a serious offense with dire consequences and Byrus will spend years behind bars for his egregiously reckless decisions.”
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