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September 19, 2007

Warren girl sentenced to a year after DUI crash

A 17-year-old Warren girl will serve a year at state Training School and do 200 hours of community service after admitting in Family Court today to charges in connection with the crash that killed Kayleigh A. Raposa, 16, in February.

The girl, who was not named in a news release from the state attorney general's office, was charged with one count of driving under the influence, death resulting, and one count of driving to endanger, death resulting.

The Journal confirmed this year that the girl's identity is Julie Alfano, daughter of Warren Town Council President Frank J. Alfano.
The case resulted from the Feb. 23 high-speed collision in Bristol that killed Raposa, the car's lone passenger.

Family Court Chief Justice Jeremiah S. Jeremiah Jr. sentenced the girl to one year to serve at the Training School and a suspended sentence with probation, pending the further order of the court — which, in the language of the juvenile system, means until she turns 21.

Her license was suspended indefinitely and she was ordered her to participate in the Reducing Youthful Dangerous Driving program.

For her community-service requirement, thr girl will speak at schools and youth groups about the death.

“Although we asked the court for a longer term to serve, I’m satisfied that justice was done in this case,” Attorney General Patrick C. Lynch said in a statement. “Once she completes her term at the Training School, this respondent will have both the obligation and the opportunity to urge other teenagers not to drink and drive, which may be the only positive outcome of this tragedy.”

-- projo.com staff writer Michael P. McKinney

Posted by Mike McKinney  at 5:28 PM | Permalink

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