A Brooklyn man who was drunk, excessive and driving at speeds of as much as 119 miles per hour when he crashed into the again of a automobile, killing a 9-year-old boy, will serve as much as 13.5 years in jail, officers mentioned.
Travis Dickson was driving his 2018 BMW 540i west on the Lengthy Island Expressway in Farmingville round 1:49 a.m. on Aug. 22 when he hit the again of a 2019 Toyota Corolla, making no try to cease, Suffolk County District Legal professional Raymond Tierney mentioned in a information launch.
The boy, Angel Salas of Deer Park, was in a booster seat behind the automobile whereas his dad drove.
Angel was critically injured, officers mentioned.
“As this case clearly illustrates, drunk and drug-impaired drivers are a hazard to our communities and infrequently occasions trigger collisions which flip deadly for harmless victims,” Tierney mentioned.
“A toddler misplaced their life due to the egocentric actions of the defendant. I hope that this jail sentence brings some small diploma of solace to the sufferer’s household who’re undoubtedly nonetheless grieving his loss.”
Dickson, 32, pleaded responsible in February and was sentenced Friday.
The kid was rushed to Stony Brook College Hospital however was declared mind lifeless two days later.
He was ultimately faraway from life assist and his organs had been donated to others, officers mentioned.
Dickson exhibited indicators of intoxication after the crash, admitted to smoking pot and had marijuana on him, cops mentioned.
His blood was drawn about three hours after the crash and revealed an alcohol stage of .14%, officers mentioned.
The authorized restrict for driving is .08%.
Dickson, who was additionally driving with a revoked license, pleaded responsible to the highest costs of manslaughter within the second diploma and vehicular manslaughter within the second diploma, officers mentioned.
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