Firefighter pleads guilty in fatal wrong-way crash - USA TODAY
Firefighter pleads guilty in fatal wrong-way crash A New York man pleaded guilty to aggravated homicide and other charges Friday for an alcohol and drug-fueled wrong-way crash in November that killed a newspaper delivery woman and critically... ly/1RZxQmb A New York man pleaded guilty to aggravated homicide and other charges Friday for an alcohol and drug-fueled wrong-way crash in November that killed a newspaper delivery woman and critically injured her former husband. Erik Refvik, a White Plains firefighter, was promised a sentence of between five and 15 years in state prison in exchange for his guilty plea to all of the charges in the 16-count indictment. Assistant District Attorney Michelle Lopez noted Refvik could have faced a steeper maximum sentence "given the egregious nature in which this event unfolded," and said prosecutors had hoped he would receive six to 18 years in prison. Refvik, 34, had been arraigned in March on the indictment charging him with aggravated homicide, aggravated manslaughter, vehicular assault, drunk driving, drug possession and numerous traffic infractions in the Nov. 3 head-on crash that killed Reyda LaMadrid, 47, of Harrison and injured 49-year-old Edgar Lopez. The horrific collision occurred at 4:30 a. m. after prosecutors said Refvik went on a 12-hour drinking binge at local bars and ingested a "cocktail of drugs," including cocaine,. Source: www.usatoday.com
