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'Won't Ever Forgive You': Drunk Driver Who Killed NY Author In Hit-Run Crash Gets Prison 'Won't Ever Forgive You': Drunk Driver Who Killed NY Author In Hit-Run Crash Gets Prison
'Won't Ever Forgive You': Drunk Driver Who Killed NY Author In Hit-Run Crash Gets Prison An admitted drunk driver who struck an up-and-coming New York author with his car and then left her to die in the roadway is heading to prison. Albany County resident Nsikak Okure, age 34, of Altamont, was sentenced to eight to 24 years behind bars in Albany County Court on Wednesday, April 26. Earlier Report: Drunk Driver Who Killed Author From Albany In Hit-Run Crash Pleads Guilty It followed his February 2023 guilty plea to aggravated vehicular homicide in the death of Tanisha Brathwaite in Albany in September 2022. According to prosecutors, Brathwaite was walking home from her job as…

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Jury Convicts Gunman Of Attempted Murder In 2 Shootings In Capital Region Jury Convicts Gunman Of Attempted Murder In 2 Shootings In Capital Region
Jury Convicts Gunman Of Attempted Murder In 2 Shootings In Capital Region A 35-year-old man accused of trying to gun down two people during separate robberies in the region could spend the rest of his life in prison. Demetries Smith, of Albany, was convicted of all charges in a seven-count indictment, including first-degree attempted murder, by an Albany County Supreme Court jury on Monday, Feb. 27. Prosecutors said Smith was involved in two separate shootings in Albany in October 2021, the first of which occurred on Oct. 6 on North Swan Street near Livingston Avenue. Investigators determined that Smith shot the victim while attempting to rob them. The second s…

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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…

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Published Author ID'd As Victim In Fatal Hit, Run Crash In Capital District Published Author ID'd As Victim In Fatal Hit, Run Crash In Capital District
Published Author ID'd As Victim In Fatal Hit, Run Crash In Capital District A woman who was killed by a hit-and-run driver in the region has been identified as a published author. Police in Albany were called at around 7:15 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 14, with reports that a pedestrian had been struck by a car on Clinton Avenue near North Swan Street. Investigators said the victim, 31-year-old Tanisha Brathwaite, of Albany, was pronounced dead at the scene. Brathwaite was crossing Clinton Avenue on foot when she was hit by a car in the middle of the street, police said.  The driver was last seen heading eastbound, toward the Palace Theatre. No suspects had been…

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by Michael Mashburn