Greenport businessman John Costello, who was accused of causing a fatal car crash while driving drunk in 2014, pleaded guilty Nov. 3 to vehicular manslaughter as part of a plea deal, avoiding jail time.
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John Costello following a court appearance last month. (Credit: Carrie Miller, file)
A Suffolk grand jury has indicted the 71-year-old Greenport man accused of being drunk behind the wheel when swerving into oncoming traffic and striking another car and killing its passenger last month, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office announced Thursday. (more…)
John Costello following a court appearance last month. (Credit: Carrie Miller, file)
A Suffolk grand jury has indicted the 71-year-old Greenport man accused of being drunk behind the wheel when swerving into oncoming traffic and striking another car and killing its passenger last month, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office announced Thursday. (more…)
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It could take about a week for results to be returned from the blood test to measure John Costello’s blood alcohol level during Saturday’s fatal crash in Greenport, Southold Town Police Chief Martin Flatley said Tuesday.
An undated photo of Bartolone Miguel.
A local fundraising effort is underway to help the family of the Peconic man who died Saturday in an alleged drunk driving crash to send his body to his native country of Guatemala where his widow and son live.
Police say this pickup truck was involved in Saturday night’s fatal crash in Greenport. (Credit: AJ Ryan, Stringer News Service)
Update 5:30 p.m. Sunday: John Costello Sr., who was charged Saturday with DWI stemming from a fatal car crash in Greenport, has posted $250 bail and remains at Stony Brook Medical Center for treatment of his injuries, Southold Town police said.
A hospital spokesperson said Mr. Costello was listed in fair condition Monday afternoon. He is expected to be arraigned on a misdemeanor driving while intoxicated charge at a later date.
The driver of the other vehicle, Oseas Ramirez, was charged with driving without a license, police said.