A former New York City Police Department sergeant from Orange County pleaded guilty to driving in the wrong direction on the Taconic State Parkway while intoxicated and striking another vehicle, causing a driver’s death, state Attorney General Letitia James said Wednesday.
Tiffany Howell, of Warwick, who was off-duty at the time, pleaded guilty to aggravated vehicular homicide and second-degree manslaughter before Judge Anne Bianchi in Westchester County Court, James said.
Howell, 48, crashed head-on into a car driven north by Manuel Boitel at 11:37 p.m. on Jan. 22 while she was driving south at more than 50 mph with a blood alcohol content of more than 0.18, the AG said. Boitel was pronounced dead at a local hospital.
Bianchi set a $100,000 cash bail. Howell is due back in court for sentencing on Oct. 28, when she faces four to 12 years in prison.