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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The Greenport businessman accused of causing a fatal car crash while driving drunk in 2014 pleaded guilty Thursday morning to vehicular manslaughter as part of a plea deal. READ
Nearly one year after a grand jury indicted John Costello on a vehicular manslaughter charge, the Greenport businessman still awaits a trial date. READ
At a recent Greenport Village Board meeting, conservation advisory council member John Saladino questioned how his committee could conduct a site visit for a bulkheading project that was nearly complete. He also asked how a public hearing could be held on that same project.
John Costello (center) pleaded not guilty to vehicular manslaughter in county court Tuesday. (Credit: Cyndi Murray)
A Greenport man charged with vehicular manslaughter following a drunk driving crash that left a Peconic man dead is free on $50,000 bond. (more…)
John Costello. (Credit: Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office)
A 71-year-old Greenport man charged with vehicular manslaughter is scheduled to be arraigned on upgraded charges next week, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office. (more…)
John Costello following a court appearance last month. (Credit: Carrie Miller, file)
The scheduled arraignment of a 71-year-old Greenport man charged with vehicular manslaughter over a fatal car crash last year has been pushed back to next week, court officials said Wednesday. (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…)
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 is led out of court Dec. 16. (Credit: Carrie Miller)
The news of a prominent Greenport business owner driving drunk — allegedly causing a crash that left a Peconic man dead — shocked the community weeks before 2014 came to an end. John Costello, 71, stands accused of driving drunk, swerving into oncoming traffic and striking another car, killing its passenger on Dec. 6. (more…)
