The 17 year old Suffern High School student charged with the fatal accident that killed a classmate and injured three others last month could be charged as an adult. That’s according to Rockland Sheriff Lou Falco. The teen is being treated as a juvenile in Family Court, and Falco says that’s why he wasn’t jailed following the fatal crash…
The unidentified teen faces DWI, vehicular manslaughter and other charges. According to News 12, prosecutors said he was going 70 miles-an-hour in a 45 zone at the time of the crash, and he’s accused of being under the influence of drugs and alcohol when he struck a telephone pole on Route 202 in Montebello. He is at home, and he can only go to school, doctors’ appointments or meetings connected to the case, and must be with his parents. His junior license has been revoked and he has to check in daily with his probation officer. 16 year-old Jacqueline Zangrilli died at the scene, and a GoFundMe for her thus far has raised $130,000.