The Latest: Limo driver pleads not guilty in fatal crash
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The Latest on the indictment of the driver of a limousine that crashed into a pickup truck in wine country in Long Island, New York, killing four passengers (all times local):
6:10 p.m. EDT
A limousine driver making a U-turn in Long Island wine country when his car was hit by a pickup truck has pleaded not guilty to criminally negligent homicide and other charges in the death of four passengers.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Fifty-eight-year-old Carlos Pino entered the plea at his arraignment Wednesday afternoon. His attorney calls the crash "an unspeakable tragedy."
Pino was leaving a winery in Cutchogue (kuht-CHAWG') when it was struck by the truck in July.
Suffolk County District Attorney Thomas Spota says the limo driver's sight was blocked by a car that was turning in front of him. He says Pino is solely responsible for the crash.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The pickup truck driver, Steven Romeo, has been charged with driving while intoxicated. His attorney didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.
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2 p.m.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A limousine driver making a U-turn in Long Island wine country when his car was hit by a pickup truck has been indicted on criminally negligent homicide in the death of four of his passengers.
Prosecutors say 58-year-old Carlos Pino will be arraigned Wednesday afternoon in Central Islip. It wasn't immediately clear if he had an attorney.
The limousine was leaving a winery in Cutchogue (kuht-CHAWG') when it was struck by the truck in July. Suffolk County District Attorney Thomas Spota says the limo driver's sight was blocked by a car that was turning in front of him. He says Pino is solely responsible for the crash.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The pickup truck driver, Steven Romeo, was charged with driving while intoxicated. His attorney didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.