"Matthew Smith, 20, is scheduled to be arraigned on the 19-count indictment before State Supreme Court Justice Timothy Mazzei in Suffolk County Criminal Court in Riverhead on Friday. He is additionally charged with vehicular manslaughter, driving while intoxicated and aggravated vehicular assault for the early morning Jan. 31 crash that also injured his passenger."
"Suffolk prosecutors said Smith was driving his 2017 Chevrolet Silverado with more than twice the legal blood alcohol content in his body and speeding at 70 mph before he ran a red light and crashed into the officer's car at 6 a.m. on Route 347 at Alexander Road in Lake Grove. His blood alcohol content was 0.20%, a prosecutor said at his arraignment on a DWI charge in Suffolk County District Court."
"The aggravated vehicular homicide charge carries a maximum sentence of 8 1/3 to 25 years in prison under New York State law, if convicted at trial."
Matthew Smith, a 20-year-old from Hauppauge, faces a 19-count indictment for a fatal crash on January 31 that killed Nassau County Police Officer Patricia Espinosa. Smith was driving his 2017 Chevrolet Silverado with a blood alcohol content of 0.20%, more than twice the legal limit, while traveling at 70 mph. He ran a red light on Route 347 in Lake Grove and collided with the officer's vehicle at 6 a.m. The crash also injured his passenger. Smith is charged with aggravated vehicular homicide, vehicular manslaughter, driving while intoxicated, and aggravated vehicular assault. The top charge carries a maximum sentence of 8 1/3 to 25 years in prison. Smith is scheduled for arraignment in Suffolk County Criminal Court.
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