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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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.
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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.
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Thomas Murphy was found guilty last month of aggravated vehicular homicide and second-degree manslaughter.
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The defense continued its case Thursday in the drunk driving trial of Thomas Murphy, the Holbrook man accused of striking and killing 12-year-old Boy Scout Andrew McMorris.
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Thomas Murphy is accused of being legally drunk hours after the crash when his blood was drawn, but a defense expert testified that reading was flawed.
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The courtroom was packed Thursday to hear heartwrenching testimony in the drunk driving trial of the man who hit and killed a Boy Scout last year.
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A judge denied a motion for a mistrial, but indicated that he will drop four of the top counts Thomas Murphy is facing because they are "not legally sustainable" and "there is a built in reasonable doubt."
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There was key testimony Wednesday in the trial of the driver who allegedly plowed into a pack of Boy Scouts last year, killing one of them.
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It was a packed courtroom on Tuesday and a jury heard two opposite narratives during opening statements in the trial of a driver who admits he killed a Long Island Boy Scout, but says it wasn't a crime.
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The day-long memorial hike brought comfort and solace to Andrew's mother, Alisa, and father, John.
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Emotions ran high in a Suffolk County courthouse Tuesday during a pretrial hearing in the alleged drunk-driving death of a Boy Scout last year.
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Thomas Murphy rejected a plea deal in the case Thursday.
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Thomas Murphy, of Holbrook, is charged with running into a group of Boy Scouts, killing one them last fall.
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Suffolk County prosecutors say Thomas Murphy's blood alcohol level was more than twice the legal limit when he plowed into a group of scouts walking in Manorville in September.
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The McMorris family spoke exclusively with CBS2 about the tragic loss of their son, Andrew, and the way in which the community around them has rallied to preserve and honor his legacy.
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Thomas Murphy, 59, now faces upgraded charges in the death of 12-year-old Andrew McMorris on Long Island.
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While it was not a full-on admission of guilt, Thomas Murphy, 59, of Holbrook did something unusual on Thursday.
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A funeral service was help Saturday for a Long Island Boy Scout who died after being hit by an alleged drunk driver.
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