FROM: HOLLEY CARNRIGHT
DATE: MAY 2, 2015
RE: PRESS RELEASE – TYLER J. GRABLE
PLEA
Tyler J. Grable, age
23 of Romney Way, Cottekill, New York, entered a guilty plea to Manslaughter in
the second degree, Vehicular Manslaughter in the second degree and Vehicular Assault
in the first degree in Ulster County Court before Acting County Court Judge
Richard Mott.
Grable was
previously indicted by an Ulster County Grand Jury in February of 2015 of
Manslaughter in the second degree and eight related counts. The charges stem from a two vehicle crash at
the intersection of Cottekill Road and Lucas Avenue in the Town of Rosendale on
September 26, 2014 at 7:00 PM. As a result
of the crash, the driver of the other vehicle, age 50, was killed and her 19 year
old son, a front seat passenger, was seriously injured.
The case was
investigated by the Ulster County Sheriff’s Office. Grable’s blood alcohol
content was .15 BAC and his blood also contained active marijuana
metabolites. During the plea, Grable
admitted driving in excess of 50 miles per hour through the stop sign at the
intersection, making no effort to slow down, and causing the victim’s death.
Grable was
represented by Kevin Harp of the law firm Mainetti, Mainetti and O’Connor. The
case was prosecuted by Sr. Assistant District Attorney Gerard VanLoan.
