Police Cover Up Starts To Unravel
Douglas Moore, 24, of Riverside has been charged in the fatal accident that killed 20-year-old Joseph Borselio on Oct. 5.
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A 24-year-old Riverside man was charged with second-degree manslaughter with a motor vehicle and numerous other offenses Monday in connection with the fatal Sheephill Road accident that killed 20-year-old Joseph Borselio on Oct. 5.
Douglas Moore, of 19 Nearwater Lane, turned himself into police headquarters at 1:30 p.m. after his attorney, James Pastore, was notified of an active arrest warrant, police said.
Moore is also charged with operating under the influence, evading responsibility in a fatal crash, unsafe movement and failure to exercise due care to avoid a pedestrian, according to a police press release.....
.....Moore could face up to 10 years in prison if convicted on the manslaughter charge. The charge is specific to motor vehicle accident deaths caused by someone driving while under the influence of alcohol, drugs, or both, according to the state statutes.
Sgt. Timothy Berry, who oversaw the investigation, said toxicology results show Moore's blood alcohol content was twice the legal limit of .08 percent at the time of the crash.....
.....Berry said Borselio's body was carried on the car for several feet after being struck.....
....."He was returning home from being out during the day," said Pastore. "He had traveled a pretty good distance."
Jessica Lewis, the mother of Joseph Borselio, said she feels no sympathy for the driver charged with killing her son.
"This brings closure, but it opens another wound," said Lewis, of Lehigh Acres, Fla. "I am dreading the day I have to look at his face in court."
Residents of the area said speeding is a major problem on the road and that many people do not stop at the intersection when heading north on Sheephill Road.
Police said they suspect Moore did not obey the posted stop sign at the intersection.
Borselio was a high school graduate of the BOCES program and worked as a cashier at Shop Rite on West Main Street in Stamford. He was remembered by friends and co-workers as hardworking and friendly in the days following his death.
Moore was released from police headquarters on a $50,000 surety bond and is scheduled to appear in state Superior Court in Stamford on Nov. 24.
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A 16-year-old male was arrested Sunday afternoon and charged with disorderly conduct after he was involved in a fight with his 15-year-old sister, police said.
Police responded to 10 Weaver St., on report of a fight on Saturday to find that the male suspect had left the residence, according to the police report.
The 16-year-old and his mother appeared at police headquarters on Sunday to turn himself in, police said. He was issued a misdemeanor summons and released on a promise to appear, police said. His name wasn't released because on his age.
The teen was scheduled to appear in state Superior Court in Stamford on Monday.
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Andres Atiencia, 26, of 61 Warwick St., in New Haven, was arrested Saturday morning and charged with third-degree assault on a pregnant person and breach of peace, police said.
Police were dispatched to a residence on Edgewood Avenue on a report of a male beating a female, according to a police report.
Upon arrival officers observed a female sitting in the driver's seat of a Mercedes appearing visibly upset, police said. Atiencia was also in the vehicle in the rear driver's side seat. An investigation determined that Atiencia was in a relationship with the woman and that he had assaulted her, police said.
Police said the two had been arguing loudly leading a neighbor to call 911.
Atencia was arrested and released on a $1,000 bond. He was scheduled to appear in state Superior Court in Stamford on Monday.
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Paola Castano, 32, of 77 Josephine Evaristo Ave., was arrested Friday afternoon and charged with driving while under the influence and operating a motor vehicle under suspension, police said.
Officers were dispatched to 100 Indian Field Road on the report of a possibly intoxicated driver, according to the police report.
Upon arrival, police observed Castano to be intoxicated and she failed a series of field sobriety tests, police said.
Castano was released on a promise to appear and is scheduled to appear in state Superior Court in Stamford on Nov. 28.
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