FROM: HOLLEY CARNRIGHT
ULSTER COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY
DATE: JUNE 21, 2017
SUBJECT:
PRESS RELEASE – KEVIN COYLE
On
June 20, 2017, Kevin Coyle, of Gardiner, New York, age 34, pled guilty to
Vehicular Assault in the First Degree, a class D felony, in violation of New
York Penal Law § 120.04(4), in Ulster County Court.
On
June 7, 2015, at approximately 3:30 in the afternoon, Kevin Coyle was driving
on Route 44/55 in the town of Gardiner while his ability to drive was impaired
by his use of marihuana and oxycodone.
In the vicinity of 2547 Route 44/55 Coyle’s vehicle crossed over the
double yellow line and collided head on with the vehicle in the oncoming lane
of traffic. As a result of this
collision the driver of the other vehicle, a thirty-six year old Gardiner man,
and his twenty-three month old daughter, both suffered serious injuries. The twenty-three month old infant, who was
secured in a rear facing car seat at the time of the crash, sustained a skull
fracture for which she is still receiving treatment. An independent eyewitness, who had been
behind Coyle’s car for several miles, indicated that Coyle’s car was driving erratically
and had crossed the double yellow line multiple times before causing the head
on collision.
The
defendant is scheduled to be sentenced on August 22, 2017 in Ulster County
Court.
Assistant
District Attorney Lisa Bondarenka is prosecuting the case. The defendant is represented by Andrew
Kossover.
