February 21, 2024 MANHATTAN, New York – Jessica Beauvais was sentenced to 27 years in prison today, after ramming an NYPD officer with her car, killing him and fleeing the scene.
Victim’s widow Irene Tsakos gave a witness statement in court today as drunk driver Beauvais gets maximum sentence for hit-and-run death of NYPD officer Tsakos in April 2021 when driving on the Long Island Expressway.
An NYPD highway officer was left in critical condition after being struck by a vehicle by a reported drunk driver early Tuesday morning in April of 2021, police said.
The Highway Unit officer was on the scene of an incident on the Long Island Expressway at Clearview around 2 a.m. when a car hit the officer . according to an NYPD spokesperson he was taken to NewYork-Presbyterian Queens where he was pronounced dead.
A woman who was driving the car was taken into custody after allegedly fleeing the scene of the accident. Police say woman admitted to smoking Marijuana and was drunk.
The fallen officer is a 43 year old, 14 year veteran Officer Anastasios Tsakos. Officer Tsakos leaves behind a wife and two small children.
The driver, who was identified by police as 32-year-old Jessica Beauvais of Hempstead, sped from the scene with a ‘completely shattered’ windshield. She was arrested and charged with:
Vehicular Manslaughter (2 Counts), Reckless Endangerment, Flee Officer in Motor Vehicle, Leave Accident – Result in Death, Aggravated, Unlicensed Operator, Operating Motor Vehicle .08 of 1% Alcohol, DWI – 1st Offense, Reckless Driving, Motor Vehicle License Violation: No License, Right of Way Violation: Emergency Motor Vehicle, Collide with Emergency Vehicle, DWAI Alcohol.
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