Report: Off-Duty New Rochelle Cop In Fatal DWI Crash Claims ‘No Fault’

The off-duty New Rochelle police officer who was drinking before he crashed his vehicle last year, killing his best friend, stated there was no negligence on his part, and his victim should have worn a seatbelt, according to a lohud report . Harry Kyreakedes, who was sentenced to time in state prison for his role in the fatal crash that took the life of Isaac Ward, reportedly stated that there was "no negligence, fault or culpable conduct" on his part," according to the report , which cited papers filed in Supreme Court in White Plains this week.

Mother Sues Bars, Off-Duty Cop From New Rochelle For Crash That Killed Son

The family of a Dobbs Ferry man who was killed by a car driven by an intoxicated off-duty New Rochelle police officer has filed a lawsuit against the officer and three Westchester bars that the two frequented before the fatal crash. A lawsuit was filed in Supreme Court in Westchester by Penelope Ward, the mother of 27-year-old Isaac Ward, who was a passenger in the vehicle being driven by Harry Kyreakedes, who was sentenced to a term of between two and a half to seven years in state prison after pleading guilty to a felony charge of first-degree vehicular manslaughter and aggravated DWI last October.

Former New Rochelle Police Officer Sentenced to Prison for Drunk…

Westchester County District Attorney Anthony A. Scarpino, Jr. today announced that Harry Kyreakedes , a former New Rochelle Police Officer, has been sentenced to 2 A1 2 to 7 A1 2 years in state prison for the 2017 drunk driving crash that resulted in the death of Isaac Ward, a passenger in his car. Kyreakedes pled guilty in October before Judge Barry Warhit, who handed down his sentence today, to one count of Vehicular Manslaughter in the First Degree, a class "C" Felony, and one count of Aggravated Driving While Intoxicated Per Se, an unclassified Misdemeanor.

Off-Duty Cop From Westchester Gets Prison Time For Crash That Killed Friend

An off-duty New Rochelle police officer who was drinking before he crashed his vehicle last year, killing his best friend, has been sentenced for his role in the fatal incident. Harry Kyreakedes, 28, has been sentenced to a term between two and a half and seven and a half years in state prison after pleading guilty in October to a felony charge of first-degree vehicular manslaughter and aggravated driving while intoxicated.

Off-Duty Cop From Westchester Pleads Killer In Crash That Killed Friend

A New Rochelle police officer who was drinking off-duty when he crashed his vehicle in January, killing his best friend, has pleaded guilty to his role in the fatal incident. Harry Kyreakedes pleaded guilty in Westchester County Court on Friday to a felony charge of first-degree vehicular manslaughter and aggravated driving while intoxicated after being indicted by a grand jury in May. Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr. said that at approximately midnight on Jan. 2, Kyreakedes was out drinking with friends, including his victim, 27-year-old Isaac Ward, at a bar in Dobbs Ferry.

New Rochelle Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Vehicular Manslaughter in Crash-Related Death

Westchester County District Attorney Anthony A. Scarpino, Jr. today announced that Harry Kyreakedes, 27, pled guilty before Judge Barry Warhit to one count of Vehicular Manslaughter in the First Degree, a class "C" Felony and one count of Aggravated Driving While Intoxicated Per Se, an unclassified Misdemeanor, in the death of Isaac Ward, 28. On January 1, 2017, Kyreakedes, an off-duty New Rochelle Police Officer, was out drinking with friends, including the victim, at a bar in Dobbs Ferry. After a period of time, they drove to White Plains to frequent another bar.

‘A good kid who made a bad mistake’: Off-duty New York police…

'A good kid who made a bad mistake': Off-duty New York police officer was intoxicated when he crashed his jeep into a tree, killing his lifelong friend who was in the passenger's seat An off-duty police officer from a suburb of New York City faces vehicular manslaughter and drunk-driving charges after he crashed his jeep into a tree early Monday morning, killing his lifelong friend who was in the passenger's seat. Harry Kyreakedes, 27, was found to have a blood alcohol level three times the legal limit when he rammed his black Jeep Cherokee into a tree on Mamaroneck Avenue in New Rochelle at 3am, WCBS-TV reported on Monday.

Off-Duty Police Officer Charged In Fatal Westchester Crash

An off-duty New Rochelle police officer who had a blood-alcohol content nearly three times the legal limit has been charged with vehicular manslaughter following a crash that killed his passenger on Mamaroneck Avenue in White Plains early Monday morning, according to multiple reports. Harry Kyreakedes, who was seriously injured in the crash and being treated at Westchester Medical Center, has been with the New Rochelle PD for "a little over a year," according to city Manager Chuck Strome.