Jessica Beauvais was charged with hitting the highway officer while he was investigating a crash on the LIE in 2021.
NEW YORK - Jury deliberations began Tuesday in the hit-and-run death of NYPD Officer Anastasios Tsakos.Jessica Beauvais was charged with hitting the highway officer while he was investigating a crash on the Long Island Expressway in 2021.Prosecutors say Beauvais was speeding, drunk driving and smoking marijuana at the time. Sources told CBS New York she blew a .15 -- nearly double the legal limit.
Read More: Manslaughter trial begins for Jessica Beauvais in alleged drunk driving crash that killed NYPD Officer Anastasios TsakosPolice said Beauvais ignored traffic cones and flashing lights before hitting Tsakos with her Volkswagen Passat. With her windshield smashed, police said she drove off, dragging a safety cone past several exits.
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