(Long Island, NY) Closing arguments are scheduled for Tuesday May 26 in the aggravated vehicular homicide trial of a Flanders man, Suffolk County District Attorney Thomas Spota said.
On January 5, 2014, Joseph Perez, 31, drove into the Hampton Bays business district and went onto the shoulder of the highway road near the Ponquogue Avenue intersection. Perez then sideswiped a parked car and struck a second automobile and its driver, 56 year old Donna Sartori of Middle Island. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
Closing arguments are scheduled for Tuesday May 26 in the aggravated vehicular homicide trial of Joseph Perez, 31, of Flanders. Photo Credit: SCPD.
The defendant after the crash had a blood alcohol level of .20.
Joseph Perez is charged with aggravated vehicular homicide, manslaughter, vehicular manslaughter, aggravated driving while intoxicated, reckless driving and leaving the scene.
State Supreme Court Justice Fernando Camacho (third floor of the First District courthouse) will call the court calendar at 9:30 am.
The fact that a defendant has been charged with a crime is merely an accusation and the defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty. Defendants are entitled to a fair trial with the burden on the prosecution to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
