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Rooney Pleads Guilty To Manslaughter, Vehicular Homicide In Fatal Montauk DWI Crash

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Lisa Rooney, arriving for her last in-person appearance in East Hampton Town Justice Court in 2019, pled guilty to manslaughter, vehicular homicide and DWI on Friday. She will face 3 to 9 years in prison when she is sentenced in June.

Lisa Rooney, arriving for her last in-person appearance in East Hampton Town Justice Court in 2019, pled guilty to manslaughter, vehicular homicide and DWI on Friday. She will face 3 to 9 years in prison when she is sentenced in June.

authorMichael Wright on Mar 20, 2021
The woman whose pickup truck struck and killed a Montauk man as he biked home from his job at 7-Eleven in 2019 pleaded guilty on Friday to two felonies and... more

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