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« Update: Power should be back tonight at Pastore | Today | Sen. Reed shares observations on Iraq » July 9, 2007Driver sentenced to 15 years in fatal crash / Photo
PROVIDENCE -- Anderson J. Ramos admitted in Superior Court today that he had been behind the wheel of a car that crashed in Smithfield last year, killing a passenger, while Ramos was trying to escape a police officer. Ramos, 21, of 48 Fairview Ave., at first told the police the passenger, Christopher P. Baptista, 21, of Lincoln, had been the driver, but detective work and some sleuthing by a lawyer hired by the Baptista family untangled the truth from the fiction. Ramos pleaded guilty today to driving under the influence of alcohol, death resulting, possession of marijuana and carrying a firearm without a license. Judge Robert D. Krause sentenced him to 15 years on the first count, with eight years to serve, the rest suspended. The other charges drew terms of probation. Before being sentenced today, Ramos apologized to a half-dozen members of the Baptista family. Correction: An earlier version of this report incorrectly reported one of the charges to which Ramos pleaded guilty. -- Journal staff writer Thomas J. Morgan “I wish there was something I could do to bring him back,” he said, choking up at that point. John Costa, a cousin of the victim, spoke for the family when he told Krause, “The Baptista family takes comfort that Chris’s name has finally been cleared of any wrongdoing and that justice has been served upon the defendant, Anderson Ramos.” He added, “The shock, horror and pain of parents losing a child was further magnified by [the] defendant’s malicious and self-serving plan to then finger Chris as the vehicle operator. Fortunately, Ramos’s lies could not overcome the truth told by Chris’s injuries [and] accident reconstruction evidence, as well as the courageous first responders and witnesses that stepped forward and participated in making justice happen.” Guy J. Settipane, the lawyer retained by the family to investigate, said, “This is the final chapter to this tragic incident.” Posted by Andrea Panciera CommentsPost a commentPlease be civil. Vicious comments, personal attacks and profanity won't be published. Name and email are required; email address will not publish. |
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