A Suffolk County jury convicted a Riverhead man Friday of aggravated vehicular homicide, second-degree manslaughter and driving while ability impaired by drugs, along with eight other charges related to a 2008 crash that left another man dead, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office said.
John Licausi
John Licausi, 50, of Riverleigh Avenue, ran a red light at a Medford intersection May 8, 2008 and struck a compact car driven by Scott Foster, 46, of Manorville, the office said, killing him. Licausi was high on cocaine and fleeing police when the fatal collision occurred, around noon at Horseblock Road and Old Medford Avenue.
In addition to the aforementioned charges, the jury also convicted Licausi of unlawfully fleeing a police officer in the first degree, reckless driving, three counts of failure to stop at a stop sign, two charges of failing to stop at a stop light and one count of speeding, said the office.
Licausi’s conviction came after a day and a half of jury deliberations in Suffolk County Court. His trial began May 13.
Licausi faces a maximum of 12 and one-half to 25 years when he is sentenced July 13.
