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Drunk Driver Sentenced to Prison for Unrelated Charges after Killing Suffolk Police Officer

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A man accused of driving drunk and killing a Suffolk police officer was sentenced to a year in prison on unrelated charges after pleading guilty to drunk driving and carrying a gravity knife. Jose Borbon, 24, was stopped on the Long Island Expressway in Plainview on January 4, 2009, and registered a 0.15 percent blood alcohol content on a breath test. He was later involved in a fatal crash on February 22, 2009, that killed Officer Glen Ciano.

Key Takeaways:

  • Jose Borbon pleaded guilty to being drunk and carrying a gravity knife when he was stopped on the Long Island Expressway in Plainview on January 4, 2009, with a blood alcohol content of 0.15 percent.
  • Borbon was released on bail and issued a conditional drivers' license after the January 4 incident.
  • On February 22, 2009, Borbon was involved in a fatal crash that killed Suffolk Police Officer Glen Ciano, who died after his police car struck a utility pole and burst into flames.
  • Borbon's blood alcohol content in the February 22 incident was 0.19 percent, more than twice the legal limit of 0.08 percent.
  • Borbon has pleaded not guilty to second-degree manslaughter and first-degree vehicular manslaughter in connection with the February 22 crash.
  • Borbon was sentenced to the maximum one year in prison for the misdemeanor drunken driving charge in the January 4 incident.

Statistics:

  • Borbon's blood alcohol content on January 4, 2009, was 0.15 percent.
  • Borbon's blood alcohol content on February 22, 2009, was 0.19 percent.
  • The legal limit for blood alcohol content in New York is 0.08 percent.
  • Officer Ciano died after his police car struck a utility pole and burst into flames on February 22, 2009.

Sources:

  • Newsday, "Man Sentenced to Year in Prison for Drunk Driving and Weapons Charges," July 28
  • Prosecutor Matthew Lampert, testimony in Nassau County Supreme Court
  • Defense attorney Jessica Tirino, statement in Nassau County Supreme Court
  • Judge William Donnino, decision in Nassau County Supreme Court
  • Newsday, "Suffolk cop's killer to face judge," June 25, 2010

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