| State |
Victim |
|
Crash |
Final Charges* |
Sentence* |
Source |
|
| OR |
Lloyd Myles (k) |
|
2006 |
hit and run and vehicular homicide |
61 months in prison, 41 months, to run concurrent |
KATU |
| NC |
Natalie Housand (k) |
|
2004 |
involuntary manslaughter, hit and run-fail to stop for personal injuries
or death, assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury and felony
death by vehicle |
59 to 81 months in prison |
Star News |
| MN |
Cory Allen Pierce (k) |
|
2005 |
criminal vehicular homicide |
21 months, 1 month served |
Echo Press |
| PA |
Peter Roberto (k) |
|
2004 |
vehicular homicide while driving under the influence, involuntary
manslaughter and leaving the scene of the accident |
4 - 8 years in prison |
Philadelphia Daily News |
| CA |
Dale Ellis Le Mere (k), Rudy Parra Carranza (k) |
|
2005 |
2 counts of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated , hit-and-run
driving with injuries |
18 years in prison |
Union - Tribune |
| NY |
Zachary Click (k) |
|
2005 |
leaving the scene of a fatal or serious personal injury accident |
1 to 3 years in prison |
Observer-Dispatch |
| PA |
Jacob Stoltzfus Smucker (k) |
|
2006 |
homicide by vehicle, leaving the scene of the fatal accident and driving
with a suspended license |
3 to 6 years in prison |
Philadelphia Inquirer |
| MA |
Daryl Boddie (k) |
|
2005 |
leaving the scene of a personal injury and death accident |
2 -1/2 years in prison, 6 months susended, 5 years probation |
Lowell Sun |
| FL |
Ray Barna (k) |
|
2005 |
driving under the influence, manslaughter and failure to render aid |
12 years in prison, |
|
| MO |
Rita Clark (k) |
|
2003 |
leaving the scene of an accident |
5 years probation, drive to work and emergencies only, pay 10% of wages
for length of probation to familyof victim |
News Leader |
| MA |
Daryl Boddie (k), Max Dean (i) |
|
2005 |
leaving the scene of an accident causing death |
2 1/2-years in jail, 6months suspended, 5 years probation |
The Boston Channel |
| WA |
Gerald Reed (k) |
|
2005 |
vehicular homicide, failure to remain at the scene of the accident |
5 years and 1 month in jail |
KIRO |
| NJ |
Erika Mungen (k) |
|
2005 |
leaving the scene of a fatal accident |
3 years in prison |
Cape May County Herald |
| PA |
Robert Dowd (k) |
|
2005 |
vehicular homicide and leaving the scene of an accident |
15 to 36 months in prison, 7 years of probation |
Delco Times |
| CA |
(10-year-old girl and her grandmother) |
|
2004 |
two counts of second-degree murder, driving under the influence and hit
and run |
25 years to life in prison |
KSBW |
| NM |
Betty Jean Lockett (k) |
|
2003 |
vehicular homicide |
8 years in prison |
The Pueblo Chieftain |
| SD |
Russell Dean Thompson Jr. (k) |
|
2005 |
leaving the scene of criminal vehicular homicide. |
4 years in prison |
|
| WI |
Ronald Tallon (k) |
|
2005 |
homicide by negligent operation of a motor vehicle |
5 years on probation |
Baraboo News Republic |
| MA |
Thomas Brosnan (k) |
|
2005 |
motor vehicle homicide, leaving the scene of injury or death and driving
without a license |
2½ years, 1 year of direct jail time ,balance suspende,. 4 years' probation
, hundreds of hours of community service |
The Republican |
| NJ |
Ericka Mungen (k) |
|
2005 |
leaving the scene of a fatal accident |
3 years in prison |
Press of Atlantic City |
| IA |
Joan Wilson (k) |
|
2004 |
vehicular homicide, involuntary manslaughter , leaving the scene of a
personal injury accident |
26 years in prison |
Sioux City Journal |
| MO |
Jesse Harden (k) |
|
2005 |
leaving the scene of an accident, involuntary manslaughter , resisting
arrest |
7 years in prison |
KOLR 10 |
| SC |
Tony Anthony Grier (k) |
|
2005 |
second-degree murder , driving while impaired |
10 years and 5 months in prison |
Charlotte Observer |
| CA |
Asuncion Somera (k) |
|
2005 |
vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated , leaving the scene of an injury
crash |
3 years in prison |
The Daily Review |
| OH |
Kathy Chrisman (k) |
|
2004 |
aggravated vehicular homicide |
7 years in prison - later changed to 4 years (no reason given by
Judge Brenda Burnham Unruh) |
Beacon Journal |
| AZ |
Valentino Borea (k) |
|
2003 |
endangerment |
3 years probation, suspended 60 days jail, pay restitution |
Arizona Daily Star |
| MN |
Evelyn Geng (k) |
|
2005 |
second-degree murder |
30 years in prison |
WCCO |
| MN |
Lul Ibrahim (k) |
|
2005 |
second-degree unintentional murder |
7 years in prison |
WCCO |
| CA |
Jason Penalba (pi) |
|
2005 |
boating under the influence, hit and run |
5 years in prison, pay family restitution |
Monterey County Herald |
| FL |
Arnold "Pete" Torrent III (k) |
|
2005 |
leaving the scene, tampering with evidence |
2 years in jail |
Orlando Sentinel |
| FL |
Sarah Landry (k) |
|
2004 |
leaving the scene of a fatal accident |
21 months in prison, probation for 3 years, license revoked for 3 years |
Tampa Tribune |
| CT |
Louis Palermo (k) |
|
2005 |
evading responsibility and misconduct with a motor vehicle |
10 years in prison, suspended after serving 45 months, 5 year's probation,
3 years DL revoked |
The American Republican |
| OH |
Jodie Stearns (k) |
|
|
vehicular homicide and drug abuse charges |
30 months in jail, drivers license suspended |
|
| MI |
Jamie Reurink (k) |
|
2004 |
negligent homicide, failing to stop at the scene of a fatal accident |
2 to 5 years in prison |
The Kalamazoo Gazette |
| NC |
Hester Faye Coleman (k) |
|
2005 |
involuntary manslaughter, felony hit and run and driving while impaired |
4 years and 3 months in prison |
The Herald - Sun |
| NC |
Keith Edward Deal (k) |
|
2005 |
felony hit-and-run, death by motor vehicle, careless and reckless driving
and driving without a license |
5 to 6 months in jail (not deported although illegal) |
Salisbury Post |
| PA |
Thomas Zielenski (k), Kimberly Ann Potoski (k) |
|
2005 |
leaving the scene |
1 to 3 years in prison |
Times Leader |
| ME |
Robert Bourque (k) |
|
2004 |
operating under the influence |
3 years in prison |
WCSH |
| MI |
Russell Bradford Jr. (k) |
|
2004 |
negligent homicide |
pay $4,652 for victim's funeral, $1000 fine, serve 6 months in jail,
probation for 2 years' must attend at least one 12-step program |
Flint Journal |
| PA |
Patricia Quittle (k) |
|
2005 |
vehicular homicide |
2 and 5 years in county work-release program, 3 years probation. |
WPVI |
| OH |
Brian Shug (k)
Will Wolfe (k) |
|
2004 |
failing to stop at the scene of an accident, 2 counts of vehicular homicide
and 1 count of assault |
3 years in prison |
The Lima News |
| AZ |
Lidia Bonner (k) |
|
2004 |
leaving the scene |
14 months time served, 22 months of probation |
Gallup Independent |
| AZ |
Robert Lane (k)
Adam Oreck (k) |
|
2005 |
two counts of manslaughter |
10.5 years in prison, 7 years on probation |
Tucson Citizen |
| NY |
Zachary Click (k) |
|
2005 |
leaving the scene of a fatal or serious injury accident |
1 to 3 years in prison |
Utica Observer - Dispatch |
| NJ |
Jose Rochez (k) |
|
2006 |
leaving the scene of an accident that results in death |
probation for 4years and fined $1,200 - loss of driver's license |
Daily Record |
| IN |
Grant Reilly (k) |
|
2005 |
drunk driving?, failure to stop after an accident causing death |
4 years in prison with 2 suspended, 4 years with 2 suspended run consecutive,
60 hours of community service, DL suspended for 2 years |
The Post and Mail |
| IL |
Gerald King (k) |
|
2004 |
unreported |
40 months in prison |
Chicago Tribune |
| CA |
Johnathon Ferguson (k) |
|
2005 |
vehicular manslaughter, hit-and-run with death or injury and fleeing
the scene of a crime |
11 years and 4 months in prison |
North County Times |
| KS |
Kevin Harris (k) |
|
2005 |
involuntary manslaughter |
38 months in prison |
Kansas City Star |
| CA |
Elliott Gomez (k) |
|
2005 |
vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated without gross negligence |
2 years in state prison |
The Press Enterprise |
| NJ |
Steven M. Fusciardi (k) |
|
2005 |
leaving he scene of a fatal accident |
probation for 5 years, fined $500 |
Asbury Park Press |
| SC |
Roberto "Hawk" Morffi (k) |
|
2004 |
felony DUI involving a fatality, hit-and-run involving a death |
6 years, 4 years (later reduced to 4 and 4) |
The Post and Courier |
| MI |
Marty Stott (k) |
|
2005 |
drunken driving causing death and leaving the scene of an accident |
107 months to 22 1/2 years in prison |
Lansing State Journal |
| FL |
Kimberly Jo Dahmer (k) |
|
2005 |
driving without a license and leaving the scene of an accident that resulted
in a death |
191 days in jail, deportation |
The Edge |
| NJ |
Robert Williams (k) |
|
2004 |
see sentence |
12 years for vehicular homicide, 4years each for leaving the scene of a fatal
accident and endangering an injured victim. |
The Star-Ledger |
| WA |
Charles McConnell (k) |
|
2005 |
leaving the scene of a traffic accident |
1-1/4 years in prison |
The Oregonian |
| VA |
Christine Eckard (k), Leticia Renteria (k) |
|
2005 |
2 counts of involuntary - manslaughter, felony hit-and-run |
10 years, with five years suspended, on each of two counts and 10 years,
with eight years suspended |
Richmond Times Dispatch |
| VA |
Sherice Elizabeth Chavis (k) |
|
2005 |
driving with a suspended license, not wearing glasses while driving,
driving an uninsured motor vehicle |
18 months and fined her $500 |
Richmond Times Dispatch |
| MN |
Stephen Nelson (k) |
|
2005 |
leaving the scene of an accident involving death |
10 years in prison with 5 years suspended, $750 in court costs, $500 in
attorney's fees. |
WCCO |
| FL |
Moses Joseph (k) |
|
2005 |
leaving the scene of a crash involving a death |
6 month jail sentence, permanently give up her driver's license, possible
deportation |
WPBF |
| CA |
Carol Fiorina-Long (k), Peter Rogasch (k) |
|
2005 |
hit-and-run and two counts of vehicular manslaughter |
1 year in jail, five years' probation, deportation |
AP |
| VA |
Jonkia Travis (k) |
|
2005 |
not given in this report |
3 years in prison, then deportation |
WVEC |
| WI |
Joe Mostofi (k) |
|
2005 |
homicide by drunken driving , hit-and-run causing death |
20 years of confinement and 15 years of extended supervision, 15 years with
five years of initial confinement and 10 years of extended supervision, to
run consecutive |
Appleton Post-Crescent |
| OH |
Bobby DoMoe (k) |
|
2004 |
aggravated vehicular homicide, leaving the scene |
8 years for and 4 years consecutively, lifetime suspension of driver's license |
Toledo Blade |
| MI |
John Trimnell (k) |
|
2005 |
not given in this report |
1 yeasr in jail, 3 years of probation, restitution to family for expenses |
WWMT |
| CA |
Carlos Chavez (k), Miranda Maldonado (k) |
|
2005 |
vehicular manslaughter, hit and run and drug charges |
4 years in prison |
KFSN |
| FL |
Tim O'Connor (k) |
|
2005 |
leaving the scene of an accident |
3 years in prison |
TC Palm |
| MA |
Jai Aggarawl (k) |
|
2004 |
motor vehicle homicide while operating under the influence, leaving the
scene of an accident resulting in death, possession of an open container
of alcohol in a motor vehicle, and making a false report of a crime to a
police officer. |
2-1/2 years in jail, 5 years probation |
WCSH |
| OH |
James Felger (k) |
|
2004 |
misdemeanor vehicular homicide, felony hit-skip, |
6 months in jail, 18 months of house arrest, make restitution to family,
DL suspended for 1 year, undergo drug and alcohol assessment |
Tribune Chronicle |
| IL |
Marian Cudd (k) |
|
2005 |
reckless homicide , leaving the scene of a deadly accident |
6 years in prison |
WQAD |
| WI |
Edward W. Rettig (k) |
|
2003 |
great bodily harm by the intoxicated use of a motor vehicle, great bodily
harm in a hit-and-run accident, bodily harm and drunken driving |
probation for 6 years, 9 months in jail |
The Capital Times |
| CA |
Sharday McCoy (k) |
|
2005 |
leaving the scene of an accident |
3 years in prison |
CBS2 |
| NY |
Grania Maggio (k) |
|
2005 |
manslaughter, vehicular manslaughter, leaving the scene |
3-1/2 to 10-1/2 years in prison, 1 to 3 years concurrently |
Capital News 9 |
| TX |
Cody Hughes (k) |
|
2005 |
failure to stop and render aid |
4 years in prison |
KCBD |
| CA |
Reynauld White (k), 3 others injured |
|
2005 |
gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, causing great bodily
injury to three people |
9 years in prison |
CBS5 |
| OK |
Sabrina Smith (k) |
|
2004 |
first-degree manslaughter and leaving the scene of an accident that resulted
in injury. |
20 years in prison, all but 6 years suspended |
Purcell Register |
| FL |
Maeonia James (k) |
|
2005 |
leaving the scene of an accident |
17 year old female driver - probation until she's 19, 120 hours of community
service |
WFTV |
| FL |
Anthony Edler (k) |
|
2005 |
leaving the scene of an accident involving death |
1 year of house arrest |
Herald Today |
| CA |
Reynauld White (k) |
|
2005 |
vehicle manslaughter |
9 years in state prison |
The Times-Herald |
| TX |
Cody Hughes (k) |
|
2005 |
failure to stop and render aid |
4 years in prison |
KCBD |
| IN |
John Heffernan (k) |
|
1999 |
unreported in article |
15 years in prison |
Indianapolis Star |
| MT |
Jace Fitzpatrick (k) |
|
2005 |
negligent vehicular homicide |
37 months in prison |
Great Falls Tribune |
| MA |
John Baltas (k) |
|
2004 |
leaving the scene of a personal injury accident causing death and driving
without a license |
2-1/2 years in prison, To serve 18 months, remainder suspended for 3 years
with probation, ordered not to drive |
Worcester Telegram |
| PA |
Rasheen Newkirk (k) |
|
2005 |
hit-and-run and related charges |
1 to 2years in prison, $2,500 fine |
Bucks County Courier Times |
| NJ |
Erwin Franco (k) |
|
2004 |
leaving the scene of an accident |
1 year in jail |
North Jersey.com |
| AK |
Gail Fejes (k) |
|
2004 |
leaving the scene of a road rage accident |
3 months in jail |
Juneau Empire |
| UT |
Gregorio Rodriquez Jr (k) |
|
2005 |
2nd-degree auto homicide |
1 to 15 years in prison |
KUTV |
| NJ |
Carol Longdon (k) |
|
2001 |
vehicular homicide |
7 years in prison |
Press of Atlantic City |
| NJ |
Wayne A. Peterson (k) |
|
2003 |
aggravated assault, leaving the scene of a fatal accident, assault by
auto and numerous moving violations |
13-1/2 years in prison |
The Record and Herald |
| TX |
Rafael Enrique "Champ" Garcia Jr (k) |
|
2004 |
failure to stop and render aid, fine of $10,000 |
20-year prison sentence |
San Antonio Express-News |
| FL |
Ca'naree Threatt (k) |
|
2005 |
vehicular homicide with failure to render aid and petty theft |
7 years in prison, 8 years probation |
Sun Sentinel |
| DE |
Zenda Hall (k) |
|
2003 |
criminal negligent homicide |
15 months in prison |
The News Journal |
| CT |
Christopher Norton Velez (k) |
|
2003 |
misconduct with a motor vehicle and evading responsibility |
5 years in prison |
NBC30 |
| NC |
Scott Gardner (k), Tina Gardner (still in a coma) |
|
2005 |
habitual DUI, second degree murder, felonious hit and run and assault
with a deadly weapon with intent to inflict serious bodily harm |
14 to 18 years in prison (driver illegal alien) |
WCNC |
| WY |
Dale Capps (k) |
|
2005 |
vehicular homicide |
2 years in jail and 2 years on probation |
Star Tribune |
| OH |
Natasha Olashuk (k) |
|
2005 |
leaving the scene of an accident that resulted in injury and death |
3 years in prison |
The Herald - Star |
| MI |
Christopher Hart (k) |
|
2005 |
not reported |
up to 20 years in prison |
WWMT |
| CA |
Carlos Chavez (k), Miranda Maldonado (k) |
|
2005 |
2 counts of vehicular manslaughter and drug charges |
4 years and 4 months in prison |
KFSN |
| CO |
Laura Buniger (K) |
|
2001 |
leaving the scene of an accident |
3 years of probation |
The Daily Sentinel |
| CA |
Peter Cervi (k) |
|
2005 |
leaving the scene of an accident |
4 years in state prison |
Copley Press |
| NY |
Vanessa Washington (k) |
|
2005 |
felony charge of leaving the scene of a personal-injury accident |
1 to 4 years in prison |
The Post - Standard |
| IN |
Ashley Crouse (k) |
|
2005 |
leaving the scene of an accident |
8 years in prison |
Indianapolis Star |
| SC |
Donald Ackerman (k) |
|
2005 |
leaving the scene of an accident involving a fatality |
15 years with all but 5 years probation suspended |
The Post and Courier |
| MD |
William Ruffin (k) |
|
2005 |
manslaughter |
3 years in prison / 18 months on probation |
WBAL |
| NJ |
Antonios Podias (k) |
|
2002 |
leaving the scene of a fatal motor vehicle accident resulting in death,
hindering apprehension and operating a motor vehicle while under the
influence of alcohol |
3 years |
Asbury Park Press |
| TN |
Megan McCrary (k) |
|
2004 |
vehicular homicide-intoxication;
vehicular assault; and leaving the
scene of an accident involving a death |
9 years, 3 years, 18 months - served concurrently |
Hendersonville Star News |
| NJ |
Kenneth "Joey" Gibson (k) |
|
2005 |
4th degree hindering apprehension |
(mother to driver)
3 years of probation
100 hours community service |
Gloucester County Times |
| NJ |
Kenneth "Joey" Gibson (k) |
|
2005 |
leaving the scene of a fatal motor
vehicle accident and other charges |
(minor age driver)
2-year probation
300 hours community service |
Gloucester County Times |
| NJ |
Joshua Terrazas (k) |
|
2003 |
3rd-degree leaving the scene
of a fatal accident that resulted in death |
5 years probation,
pay $5,000 in fines |
Bridgeton News |
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Charges - under plea agreements, charges of leaving the scene are often dropped.
Only cases where initial charges included hit and run or leaving the scene
are listed above,
or when subject was reported in media to have clearly fled scene.
News stories are usually brief and may not carry all details of sentences.