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Man Falls Asleep, Fatally Strikes Young Gifted Pianist With Car In HV: Here's His Fate
A driver who admitted to falling asleep at the wheel and causing the crash that killed a gifted 24-year-old college student and pianist in Dutchess County will spend time in jail.
Rohan Patrick, age 42, was sentenced on Tuesday, June 17, to 364 days in jail after pleading guilty in March to criminally negligent homicide in connection with the crash, Dutchess County District Attorney Anthony Parisi announced.
The sentence follows a tragic crash that occurred on May 25, 2024, in the Village of Red Hook, when Patrick, driving a 2017 Ford Fusion, struck and killed Linh Hong Nguyen, …
Man Admits To Falling Asleep, Fatally Striking College Student With Car In Hudson Valley: DA
A man who fell asleep at the wheel has pleaded guilty to criminally negligent homicide for causing the crash that killed a 24-year-old college student and talented pianist in Dutchess County, prosecutors announced.
Rohan Patrick, 41, entered the guilty plea on Tuesday, March 26 in Dutchess County Court, admitting to driving a vehicle in a criminally negligent manner on May 25, 2024, when he struck and killed Bard College student Ling Hong Nguyen in Red Hook, Dutchess County District Attorney Anthony Parisi announced on Thursday, March 27.
On the day of the crash, Patrick was driving a…