The woman who pleaded guilty to running over and killing an anti-gang activist on Long Island was sentenced on Tuesday.
Annmarie Drago avoided prison time when she was sentenced to probation in a Suffolk County courtroom on Tuesday morning.
She was sentenced to five years probation on the criminally negligent homicide charge and three years probation on petit larceny charge for taking items from the memorial. Drago fatally struck anti-gang activist Evelyn Rodriguez in 2018 who was run over while she mourned the death of her daughter at the hands of MS-13 gang members.in the ensuing two years, the front of the house - where Drago lived -- had become a permanent memorial. Drago felt she was constantly cleaning it up.
In her first trial in 2020, she was convicted and sentenced to nine months. She appealed, and 16 months later, herAs she awaited her next trial in May, she pleaded guilty to criminally negligent homicide. Prosecutors asked for up to three years in jail, but Judge Richard Ambro indicated he would likely sentence her to five years of probation.Have a breaking news tip or an idea for a story we should cover? Send it to Eyewitness News using the form below. If attaching a video or photo,
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