Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Benjamin Servideo must also complete 100 hours of community service for the accident in September that caused deaths of Sullynette Sanchez, her baby.
Benjamin Servideo, 24, of Newport, loses his license for eight months and must perform 100 hours of community service for the fatal accident on Route 4 in East Greenwich Sept. 29, 2012, the Providence Journal reported Tuesday. He must also pay a fine and attend a driver retraining program. The accident caused the deaths of both Sullynette Sanchez and her baby, delivered after Sanchez had died from her injuries. The sentence was handed down Tuesday by state Traffic Tribunal Chief Magistrate William R. Guglietta in Cranston. Servideo pleaded guilty to two traffic violations Feb. 7, after state police found no evidence to bring criminal charges. Servideo was not seen to have been driving erractically, he was not found to have been under the …
Friday, February 8, 2013
State police say there was no evidence of reckless conduct on Sept. 28 when Benjamin Servideo's car rear-ended Sullynette Sanchez's car, killing her and the baby she was carrying.
The driver in a fatal crash on Route 4 in East Greenwich in September 2012 pleaded guilty to two traffic violations Thursday morning at the R.I. Traffic Tribunal in Cranston. Benjamin Servideo, 24, of Newport, will be sentenced on Feb. 26 for failing to respond to conditions requiring reduced speed and failing to maintain control of his car. A third violation, failing to maintain adequate space between vehicles, was dropped. Servideo's car rear-ended the car driven by Sullynette Sanchez, 23, of Providence, who was 8 months pregnant. Sanchez died on the way to the hospital. Her baby, a boy, was born afterwards but only lived for two weeks. Asst. Attorney General Stephen Regine said the state police found no evidence to bring criminal …
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Sullynette Sanchez's fiance – father of Sully's baby, who was delivered after the accident then died a few days later – is asking why.
The driver in the fatal Route 4 crash last September that killed Sullynette Sanchez, 23, will not face criminal charges, according to the lawyer for Sanchez's fiance. Sanchez was eight months pregnant at the time of the accident; the baby was delivered by C-section, but died two weeks later. "He’s been given traffic tickets, basically," said Joseph Ballirano, lawyer for Stephen Bustamante, Sanchez's fiance, and Sanchez's parents. Ballirano said the driver, Benjamin Servideo, 24, of Newport, was cited for conditions requiring reduced speed, failing to maintain control of his car, and not keeping the proper amount of space between vehicles. "The police believe the motorist was going 58 [mph] at the time of the collision," Ballirano said. He …
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Fundraisers are being setup for the baby delivered from URI employee and pregnant accident victim Sullynette Sanchez.
Three days after Sullynette Sanchez was rear-ended in a Route 4 accident that ended her life and prompted the emergency delivery of her baby, there is little new information on the actual crash, but at least three fundraisers have already been established to benefit the baby, the baby's father, and to help cover funeral costs for Sanchez. The three-car accident took place around 4 p.m. Friday on Route 4 in East Greenwich. According to Rhode Island State Police on Monday, the accident was triggered by a 2011 Ford Edge that rear-ended the car driven by Sanchez, a 2006 Rav 4. Sanchez's car then proceeded to rear-end a third car, a 2000 Chevy van. "We believe that he may have been distracted," said State Police Capt. Frank Castellone about the…
Saturday, September 29, 2012
Sullynette Sanchez, 23, was nine months pregnant. Her baby was delivered and taken to Women and Infants.
According to state police, a Providence woman was killed in a three-car accident on Route 4 north, just south of the Route 403-Frenchtown Road overpass, Friday at about 4 p.m. The woman, Sullynette Sanchez, 23, of Providence, was nine months pregnant. She was pronounced dead at Kent County Hospital. Her baby was delivered at the scene and taken to Women and Infants, according to State Police Lieutenant Michael Gill. According to EG Fire Chief Peter Henrikson, the rescue call came in at 4 p.m. When the rescue arrived at the scene six minutes later, a bystander was performing CPR on the Sanchez. Rescue took over and got Sanchez to Kent by 4:22 p.m., said Henrikson. "I think the rapid transport is what hopefully saved the child’s life," he …
lori arnold
11:41 pm on Tuesday, April 16, 2013
They were gonna have a baby and the typical RI male can't step up an marry the girl.. what was he waiting for...smh.. more ›