Vasu Laroiya, 24, admitted that he was drunk when he drove a Tesla electric car at excess speed (156 mph) and at the same time recorded a Snapchat video, causing a crash that took the life of a woman on a highway in the New York state.
Laroiya, a New Jersey resident, crashed into the back of Katie Fisher’s (22) car in the spring of 2022 on the New York State Thruway, causing caused the vehicle to burst into flamesprosecutors said.
Rutgers alumnus Laroiya admitted the reckless and deadly acts this week, according to Albany County (NY) District Attorney P. David Soares.
The young man rear-ended the Honda Civic driven by Fisher around 10 p.m. on May 28, 2022, Memorial Day weekend, on I-87 in Colonie, outside Albany. The victim’s car crashed into a guardrail, he said New York Post.
Fisher, a resident of Saratoga County (NY) and 3rd year student at Albany Universitywas “a bright light, with an incredible smile,” his heartbroken family said in his obituary.
Laroiya pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated vehicular manslaughter, a class B felony, in Albany County Court. He also admitted that had a prior alcohol-related conviction in New Jersey in 2019, the district attorney’s office said. He faces up to 25 years in prison when he is sentenced on January 6.
The authorities remember that there is zero tolerance for drivers who drive at excess speed and/or under the influence of alcohol and drugs..
This week, a 21-year-old Latina died dramatically when the luxurious Lamborghini SUV car in which she was traveling as a passenger caught fire after colliding with a beam of the New York Subway in Upper Manhattan, interrupting that service.
Traffic accidents are a great challenge in New York. This despite “Vision Zero” road safety plan created in 2014 by the then new mayor Bill de Blasio, who promised to make the city safer for pedestrians, cyclists and motorists with a goal of zero deaths by 2024. According to the NYPD, cyclist deaths increased 260% in the first six months of 2023 and 325% since the implementation of the “Vision Zero” plan in 2014. In many cases the drivers flee.
2023-12-07 14:22:00
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