Source: New York Post
A boozed-up driver who arrogantly dangled his car keys at bar patrons begging him not to get behind the wheel pleaded guilty Thursday to a drunken crash that killed a beloved Long Island cop, authorities said. Matthew Smith, 21, copped to aggravated vehicular homicide and a slew of other charges for speeding off and plowing into Nassau County Police Officer Patricia Espinosa, 42, after a night of binge drinking, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office. “Patricia Espinosa, a wife and mother who dedicated her life to protecting others, was killed on her way to work, leaving her daughter without a mother, her husband without a wife, and a family without their beloved daughter and sister,” Suffolk DA Ray Tierney said in a statement.
