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Jan. 12, 2017 -- Westchester County District Attorney Anthony A. Scarpino, Jr. announced today that Zachary Tokson (DOB 07/18/92) of 9 Seymour Lane, Armonk, NY was sentenced today by Judge Barry Warhit to an indeterminate sentence of three to nine years in state prison after having pled guilty to the following:
- one count of Aggravated Vehicular Homicide, a class “B” Felony,
- one count of Manslaughter in the Second Degree, a class “C” Felony,
- one count of Vehicular Assault in the Second Degree, a class “E” Felony,
in the death of Elena Lopez.
On Dec. 13, 2015 at approximately 5:49 a.m., the defendant was driving a white Lexus SUV northbound in the southbound lanes of I-684 within the Town of Bedford.
At mile marker 16.8, the SUV collided head on with the victim who was driving a gray Ford Focus station wagon. The victim died instantly on impact from multiple blunt force trauma injuries.
The defendant suffered a laceration over his right eye. His passenger suffered serious injuries that required hospitalization including broken ribs, a dislocated femur and lacerations of the liver and spleen. She survived.
A subsequent investigation revealed that the defendant had been drinking hours earlier at a bar in Brewster. After leaving the bar and having stopped for some food, the defendant and his passenger proceeded south on I-684. They stopped at the Bedford Rest Area to take a nap.
The defendant woke up and began driving the wrong way on I-684 for approximately 1.1 miles prior to the collision.
A search of his vehicle revealed a closed empty bottle of whiskey and a mixed alcohol drink inside a closed soda bottle. The defendant had a BAC in excess of .08%.
The defendant was remanded to the custody of the New York State Department of Corrections.
Assistant District Attorney Nicholas DiCostanzo of the Superior Court Trial Division prosecuted the case.
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