A Long Island woman has been found guilty on all counts in the hit-and-run death of an NYPD detective in Queens back in 2021.
34-year-old Jessica Beauvais, of Hempstead, was convicted of aggravated manslaughter and other offenses in the death of NYPD Detective Anastasios Tsakos.Tsakos was thrown into the air, landing some 170 feet away on the highway's shoulder, prosecutors said.Beauvais fled the scene and was arrested after police chased her for three miles. Two hours after the incident, investigators said, she had a blood alcohol content of .15, well above the legal limit of .08.
"The defendant had absolutely no business being behind the wheel," said Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz. "Her selfish decision-making and recklessness led to a horrific, senseless tragedy that left Detective Tsakos' widow to raise their two young children without their father. We are grateful for the jury's verdict and hope it brings at least some measure of solace to the detective's loved ones.
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