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Man Gets Maximum Sentence For DWI Crash That Killed Long Island Seventh-Grader Man Gets Maximum Sentence For DWI Crash That Killed Long Island Seventh-Grader
Man Gets Maximum Sentence For DWI Crash That Killed Long Island Seventh-Grader A Long Island man who was convicted of driving drunk into a group of boy scouts, killing a 12-year-old boy, has been given the maximum sentence following a lengthy trial last year. Thomas Murphy, 62, of Holbrook, was sentenced to a term of 8 ⅓ and 25 years in prison on Wednesday, Sept. 30, two years after a crash in Manorville that took the life of seventh-grader Andrew McMorris of Wading River. Specifically, Murphy was found guilty last December by a jury of: Two counts of aggravated vehicular assault; Two counts of second-degree vehicular assault; Two counts of third-degree assaul…

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Holbrook Man Driving Drunk Convicted Of Vehicular Homicide In Scout's Death Holbrook Man Driving Drunk Convicted Of Vehicular Homicide In Scout's Death
Holbrook Man Driving Drunk Convicted Of Vehicular Homicide In Scout's Death The Long Island man who drove drunk into a group of boy scouts, killing one, has been convicted of vehicular homicide following a lengthy trial. Thomas Murphy, 60, of Holbrook, was found guilty by a jury on Wednesday, Dec. 18 of: two counts of aggravated vehicular homicide;  second-degree manslaughter;  second-degree assault;  two counts of second-degree vehicular assault;  two counts of third-degree assault and reckless driving. It was alleged that Murphy, 60, was drinking with three friends at the Swan Lake Golf Course in Manorville before getting into his Mercedes, v…

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Four Charges Dismissed In Trial Of Accused Drunk Driver In Fatal LI Crash That Killed Boy Scout Four Charges Dismissed In Trial Of Accused Drunk Driver In Fatal LI Crash That Killed Boy Scout
Four Charges Dismissed In Trial Of Accused Drunk Driver In Fatal LI Crash That Killed Boy Scout Four of the 16 charges against a Long Island man accused of driving drunk and killing a Boy Scout have been dropped. A judge dropped charges that are “no longer legally sustainable,” which relied on Holbrook resident Thomas Murphy’s blood alcohol content level being above .18 percent, more than double the legal limit. According to reports, Murphy’s lawyers contended that a witness for the prosecution withheld certain notes about Murphy’s BAC on the day he struck and killed 12-year-old Andrew McMorris last year. They also alleged that Murphy’s test may have been contaminated. It is alleged …

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