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Disgraced Former-NYPD Sergeant Gets Prison In Deadly Wrong-Way Taconic Crash

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She earlier pleaded guilty to aggravated vehicular homicide and manslaughter in the January drunken driving crash in Westchester County. MOUNT PLEASANT, NY — A former NYPD sergeant will spend years behind bars after a fateful decision that cost a 61-year-old man his life. New York Attorney General Letitia James announced that 48-year-old Tiffany Howell, of Warwick, will go to prison for causing the death of Manuel Boitel while driving in the wrong direction on the Taconic State Parkway, in Westchester County, with a blood alcohol content of at least 0.18. On Aug. 19, Howell pleaded guilty to felony aggravated vehicular homicide and manslaughter in Westchester County Court. Today, Howell was sentenced to concurrent sentences of four to 12 years in prison. Find out what's happening in Pleasantville-Briarcliff Manorfor free with the latest updates from Patch. Howell's driver license has been revoked, and she has waived her right to appeal, according to the terms of a plea deal.

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