Off-duty NYPD sergeant arrested for Taconic State Parkway fatal crash
New York Attorney General Letitia James said Tiffany Howell was indicted on multiple charges connected to the crash in Mount Pleasant.
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New York Attorney General Letitia James said Tiffany Howell was indicted on multiple charges connected to the crash in Mount Pleasant.
Prosecutors said Tiffany Howell was intoxicated and drove the wrong way on the Taconic State Parkway, where she crashed into an oncoming car.
An off-duty New York City police sergeant driving the wrong way on the Taconic State Parkway crashed into an oncoming car and killed the driver, New York State Police said.
Manuel Boitel died when an off-duty NYPD sergeant drove the wrong way on the Taconic and crashed head-on into his car, New York State Police say. CBS News New York's Kristie Keleshian reports.
New York State Police said a driver was killed when an off-duty NYPD officer crashed driving the wrong way on the Taconic State Parkway.
A victim in the fatal Taconic State Parkway crash has been identified as Robert Violante, a high school football coach in New Jersey.
A victim in the fatal Taconic State Parkway crash was identified as Robert Violante, a high school football coach in New Jersey. CBS News New York's Tony Aiello reports.
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Investigators said Officer Dan Didato was headed to Westchester Medical Center to speak with a pedestrian who was hit by a car.
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