NYPD Sergeant Confesses To Drunk, Deadly Wrong-Way Taconic Crash

A Hudson Valley family is left grieving a loss that never should have happened.

A former NYPD sergeant has pleaded guilty in a deadly wrong-way crash on the Taconic State Parkway.

Former NYPD Sergeant Tiffany Howell Pleads Guilty In Deadly Wrong-Way Crash On

A now-former NYPD sergeant has pleaded guilty to killing a man while driving drunk and going the wrong way on the Taconic State Parkway.

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New York Attorney General Letitia James announced the plea from 48-year-old Tiffany Howell of Warwick in Orange County. Howell admitted to aggravated vehicular homicide and second-degree manslaughter in Westchester County Court.

She was off-duty during the crash. Howell's blood alcohol content was at least 0.18 at the time, more than twice the legal limit.

The crash happened back on January 22, in Westchester County. Around 11:37 p.m., Howell was driving south in the northbound lanes of the Taconic at more than 50 miles per hour.

She crashed head-on into a car driven by Manuel Boitel. Boitel was rushed to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead shortly after midnight.

Judge Anne B. Bianchi continued Howell's bail at $250,000, or a $500,000 partially secured bond with a $100,000 cash alternative. The judge said she plans to sentence Howell to four to 12 years in prison. That sentencing is set for October 28. Howell waived her right to appeal.