Liverpool Man Given Maximum Sentence in Boonville Fatal Crash

UTICA-24 year old Rakwan D. Marshall of Liverpool was sentenced on Wednesday to the maximum of seven to 15 years in state prison in a high speed crash on Route 12 in Boonville that killed two people and severely injured a third. 42-year-old Cary A. Croniser and 19-year-old Yairis Brito were killed in the accident. Sarah J. Stinebrickner of Boonville was seriously injured.

Prosecutors said Marshall was speeding at more than 100 mph and weaving in and out of traffic on Route 12 on Sept. 12, 2020. Authorities said the southbound 2020 Mercedes driven by Marshall veered into the northbound lane to pass another vehicle, and crashed head-on into an oncoming 2010 Chrysler Sebring, driven by Ms Stinebrickner.

Croniser who was a passenger in Stinebrickner’s car was pronounced dead at the scene. Brito, a passenger in Marshall’s vehicle, died several days later in a hospital. Stinebrickner was in a coma for several days and suffered extensive, permanent injuries.

Marshall reportedly apologized for his actions and took responsibility, but Judge Robert L. Bauer said that there was no emotion or empathy in his words. After the admonishment, Bauer sentenced Marshall to the maximum of seven to 15 years in state prison on two counts of manslaughter and one count of assault, with several hundreds of dollars in fines. Bauer said he was disappointed that the law required him to sentence each charge concurrently for the one incident, despite the three different victims.

Source Rome Sentinel