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Young Driver Pleads Guilty in Fatal Crash | New York City News
A 20-year-old man, Matthew Smith, faces up to 22 years in prison after pleading guilty to aggravated vehicular homicide and DWI for crashing into Nassau County Officer Patricia Espinosa while speeding and intoxicated—killing her and leaving his passenger and himself injured. Espinosa, 42, a devoted mother and officer, was struck while en route to work; her husband, also a cop, arrived at the scene before realizing she was the victim. Smith’s BAC was .20, and investigators found rum and a shot glass in his truck. The community mourns her loss, while prosecutors demand accountability for a…
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