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September 19, 2006

Driver in Super Bowl fatal crash gets 6 to 8 years

BOSTON -- A motorist who killed a Super Bowl reveler when he drove his SUV into a crowd celebrating the New England Patriots' 2004 championship was sentenced today to six to eight years in prison.

Stanley Filoma, 26, of Boston, was convicted of manslaughter in the death of James Grabowski, 21, on Feb. 1, 2004. Prosecutors said Filoma was drunk and trying to get away from police when he plowed his Toyota Land Cruiser into the crowd. Four other people were injured.

Filoma testified he feared for his own safety and panicked when two groups of people attacked his car.

Grabowski, the son of State Police Capt. Daniel Grabowski, was killed when Filoma's car hit him head-on. On the night of the accident, he was visiting his brother, a student at Northeastern University.

Full story from the Associated Press ...

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