Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Benjamin Servideo must also complete 100 hours of community service for the accident in September that caused deaths of Sullynette Sanchez, her baby.
Benjamin Servideo, 24, of Newport, loses his license for 8 months and must perform 100 hours of community service for the fatal accident on Route 4 in East Greenwich Sept. 29, 2012, the Providence Journal reported Tuesday. He must also pay a fine and attend a driver retraining program. The accident caused the deaths of both Sullynette Sanchez and her baby, delivered after Sanchez had died from her injuries. The sentence was handed down Tuesday by state Traffic Tribunal Chief Magistrate William R. Guglietta in Cranston. Servideo pleaded guilty to two traffic violations Feb. 7, after state police found no evidence to bring criminal charges. Servideo was not seen to have been driving erractically, he was not found to have been under the …
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Sullynette Sanchez's fiance – father of Sully's baby, who was delivered after the accident then died a few days later – is asking why.
This story was updated at 6:30 p.m. The driver in the fatal Route 4 crash last September that killed Sullynette Sanchez, 23, will not face criminal charges, according to the lawyer for Sanchez's fiance. Sanchez was 8 months pregnant at the time of the accident; the baby was delivered by C-section, but died two weeks later. "He’s been given traffic tickets, basically," said Joseph Ballirano, lawyer for Stephen Bustamante, Sanchez's fiance, and Sanchez's parents. Ballirano said the driver, Benjamin Servideo, 24, of Newport, was cited for conditions requiring reduced speed, failing to maintain control of his car, and not keeping the proper amount of space between vehicles. "The police believe the motorist was going 58 [mph] at the time of …
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Parents of the two teenagers who died in the February 2012 crash speak out at the sentencing.
In an emotion-filled courtroom Tuesday afternoon, Nicholas Whiteley, 21, of North Kingstown, was sentenced to 10 years, 3 to serve at the ACI and 3 on home confinement, in connection to the accident Feb. 19, 2012, on Shippeetown Road in East Greenwich that resulted in the deaths of Madeline Healey, 18, and Michael Ruggieri, 19, both of North Kingstown. In addition, Whiteley loses his driver's license for five years, and must have Interlock (where you have to blow into a machine in order to get it to start) for two years upon return of license, and he must pay a $5,000 fine. Whiteley had changed his plea from not guilty to no contest. In that Kent County Courthouse room were Healey and Ruggieri family members. As reported by WPRI, James …
Monday, October 8, 2012
The man and woman who performed CPR on the pregnant Sullynette Sanchez are Peter Bellone of New Jersey and his daughter Amanda Bellone.
Rhode Island State Police are looking for a pair of good Samaritans who gave CPR to 23-year-old Sullynette Sanchez on Friday, Sept. 28, after an accident on Route 4 in East Greenwich. Sanchez later died at Kent Hospital. She had been 7 months pregnant at the time of the accident. Her baby – a boy – was delivered at Kent Hospital and transferred to the intensive care unit at Women and Infants. According to social media reports, he is stable. “If they were there that quick, before first responders,” said State Police Captain Frank Castellone according to a story on WPRI.com. “We would be interested in interviewing them to see if they witnessed anything prior to witnessing the crash." Castellone told WPRI a third eyewitness told State Police…
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
The investigation continues into the crash on Route 4 in East Greenwich resulting in the death in Sanchez and the birth of her baby boy Friday.
Three days after Sullynette Sanchez was rear-ended in a Route 4 accident that ended her life and prompted the emergency delivery of her baby, there is little new information on the actual crash, but at least three fundraisers have already been established to benefit the baby, the baby's father, and to help cover funeral costs for Sanchez. The three-car accident took place around 4 p.m. Friday on Route 4 in East Greenwich. According to State Police on Monday, the accident was triggered by a 2011 Ford Edge that rear-ended the car driven by Sanchez (a 2006 Rav 4). Sanchez's car then proceeded to rear-end a third car, a 2000 Chevy van. "We believe that he may have been distracted," said State Police Capt. Frank Castellone about the driver of …
Saturday, September 29, 2012
Sullynette Sanchez was 9 months pregnant; her baby was delivered and taken to Women and Infants.
A Providence woman was killed in a three-car accident on Route 4 north, just south of the Route 403 (Frenchtown Road) overpass Friday at around 4 p.m., according to state police. The woman, Sullynette Sanchez, 23, of Providence, was 9 months pregnant. She was pronounced dead at Kent County Hospital. Her baby was delivered there and taken to Women and Infants, according to State Police Lieutenant Michael Gill. There is no word from Women and Infants on the status of the newborn. According to EG Fire Chief Peter Henrikson, the rescue call came in at 4 p.m. When the rescue arrived at the scene at 4:06, a bystander was performing CPR on the Sanchez. Rescue took over and got Sanchez to Kent by 4:22, said Henrikson. "I think the rapid transport…
Suzanne Arena
12:50 pm on Monday, March 4, 2013
It just takes a second. It's just horrible. I think if I had been her parent, I would have forced myself to realize that taking away his life for his mistake would be wrong. She is gone. If he has any integrity or morals, then he will live silently with his own demons and hopefully turn it into energy that he can help others. more ›