Overview
- Attorney General Letitia James announced the indictment of Tiffany Howell, 47, in the Jan. 22 Mount Pleasant crash that killed 61-year-old Manuel Boitel.
- Howell was arraigned in Westchester County Court on counts including aggravated vehicular homicide and manslaughter, with a potential sentence of up to 25 years on the top charge.
- Judge George Fufido set bond options of $250,000 bond, $500,000 partially secured bond, or $100,000 cash, and Howell was released pending a March 18 court date.
- The NYPD says Howell, then assigned to the Crime Control Strategies Unit, has been suspended without pay following the investigation.
- Official materials cite a 0.18% BAC, while a separate report from the Daily News, citing an unnamed source, claimed 0.26%, a discrepancy noted in coverage.