Springfield – Nearly three years after a car accident, a young driver charged with car homicide won the life of a teenager who released a Langmeedov, winning a motion that would be linked to so-called drinking.
On May 7, 2022, a collision on the green willow drive killed 18-year-old Katarina “Kate Boskovic” and nearly killed classmate Shea Hamel. A high school student at Changmaido High School, Zachary Elfman, then 17, was charged with driving drunk, car homicide and related charges.
Elfman, now close to 21, pleaded not guilty to the charge.
The case has been delayed for years, with juvenile court judge David B. Paradis recently released an evidence ruling that could endanger the case, although Hampton District Attorney Anthony D. Gulluni recently insisted that the prosecution would take the blow.
“We are very disappointed and frustrated with the judge’s decision, and we strongly disagree with the decision, which is flawed,” Grooney said in an interview this week.
Paradis talked about Elfman as a teenager who was not allowed to talk to his father on the spot, except that he met Miranda’s warning standards and insisted that Elfman was still undergoing a live sobriety test despite a leg injury.
“The official’s questioning blatantly violated the teenager’s Miranda rights and had the right to have interested adults attend his inquiry,” the ruling said.
Defense attorney Shawn P. Allyn praised the judge’s ruling.
“The judge’s findings are completely accurate and rooted in the record, and the application of the law is exactly the opposite,” said Erin. “After the police arrived, they trampled on Zachary Elfman’s constitutional rights, rushed to trial and made multiple crime scene errors.”
The charge was that a group of teenagers drank at Elfman’s home before three people drove into the car and drove away – hitting a tree in the street.
Boskovik, Hamel and Elfman are teammates of the high school cross-country track and field team.
The case is against Allyn’s attempt to reject Boskovic’s father from court, and Heaven defends Elfman at every hearing after his trial.
The next court hearing is scheduled to be held on May 7 (the third anniversary of the crash).
“How deaf was this on all the dates they could have chosen?” said Raipher D. Pellegrino, a civil attorney for the Boskovic family.
He joined Gulluni to criticize how long the case lasted, and the judge delayed the delay by 14 months in order to make him ruling on the evidence.
“Justice has been rejected,” Pellegrino said.
Groone’s office quickly appealed, attacking the judge’s justification.
The appeal noted that Elfman made confusing remarks on the police cruiser, including “Can I diagnose? Can I get a diagnosis? What are the plans?”
The complaint in the case includes details of the struggle, including when Elfman was informed of Boskovic, who he called “best friend” and Hamel was dead, who he claimed he didn’t know, “not far away.”
Hamar survived severe injuries after a long period of time in the hospital.
According to court records, Elfman sobbed at the scene and repeatedly asked for a response to an officer’s hug.
Guruni also criticized the delay in the judge’s ruling.
“We hope that the justice of the Boskovic and Hamel families will be competent,” he said. “Frankly, it was unacceptable that this decision took 14 months. These are the good people who have experienced a nightmare.”
