Defendant: Christian Walczyk (DOB 02/04/96)
Sept. 17, 2018 -- Westchester County District Attorney Anthony A. Scarpino, Jr. announced that Christian Walczyk, of Lagrangeville, NY, pleaded guilty to Manslaughter in the First Degree, a class B felony, in the stabbing death of Daniel Siino in a road rage incident in May, 2017. Westchester County Court Judge Barry Warhit accepted the plea. The 22-year-old faces a maximum of 25 years in prison when sentenced Nov. 14, 2018.
Background
On May 27, 2017, at approximately 10:25 p.m., Daniel Siino (the victim) and his wife were driving southbound on the Taconic State Parkway in their Acura SUV when they encountered Walczyk who was also headed southbound in his BMW sedan. At some point, Walczyk’s vehicle pulled in front of Siino’s and braked suddenly, forcing Siino to brake hard as well. Siino then tried to pass, but Walczyk did not allow it. After that, both drivers pulled their cars onto the shoulder of the Taconic State Parkway just north of the Briarcliff Manor exit. Siino got out of his car and walked towards Walczyk’s. Then Walczyk got out of his car, brandishing a fake badge while concealing a folding knife behind his back.
When the two were face to face, Walczyk stabbed Siino twice in the chest. In the course of the attack, Walczyk accidentally sliced his own finger on the blade.
Siino got back to his vehicle and told his wife he had been stabbed. She helped him into the passenger seat, then drove away and called 911. He died further down the highway where the wife eventually pulled over.
Walczyk drove off and called 911 claiming he had been a victim of a stabbing. He was located and transported to the hospital where he received treatment for his injury. He was then taken to the New York State Police barracks in Hawthorne where he was placed under arrest.
Walczyk was later indicted by a Westchester County Grand Jury in October 2017.
This case was prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Nicholas DiCostanzo of the Superior Court Trial Division.
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