A man was sentenced after killing a young, married couple in a drunken crash, the Nassau County DA said.
On April 24, 2024, Sotirios Spanos, 33, pleaded guilty to Aggravated Vehicular Homicide, two counts of manslaughter, two counts of assault, and driving while intoxicated."Ismenia and Odalis Urena were a hard-working, successful couple, who had just enjoyed a well-deserved date night and were heading home to their two daughters.
Ismenia Urena was pronounced dead at the scene. Odalis Urena was taken to Huntington Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 1:32 a.m. "Sotirios Spanos only began to brake a second and a half before impact. He had been drinking for several hours before he made the decision to drive that cost the Urenas’ their lives. This crash was the last in an extraordinarily deadly nine-day period on our roadways last August.
The defendant was twice the legal limit for alcohol more than three hours after the collision, officials said. Spanos was arrested by members of the Oyster Bay Cove Police Department and Nassau County Police Department’s Homicide Squad on Aug. 12, 2023.Spanos has been sentenced to seven to 21 years in prison.The case is currently under investigation.
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