Judge Sentences Thomas Murphy In Drunk-Driving Killing Of Boy Scout Andrew McMorris To 8 1/3 To 25 Years
A man convicted in a drunk-driving crash that killed a Boy Scout on Long Island was sentenced to prison on Wednesday.
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A man convicted in a drunk-driving crash that killed a Boy Scout on Long Island was sentenced to prison on Wednesday.
Thomas Murphy was found guilty of aggravated vehicular homicide for the death of 12-year-old Boy Scout Andrew McMorris in Manorville on Sept. 30, 2018.
Emotions ran high in a Suffolk County courtroom on Wednesday at a hearing for the man convicted of drunk driving and killing a Boy Scout two years ago.
Thomas Murphy was found guilty last month of aggravated vehicular homicide and second-degree manslaughter.
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The verdict was reached during the first full day of deliberations.
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