Connecticut officer freed on bail to await trial in deadly Rolls-Royce crash

A Connecticut constabulary serviceman charged successful a Las Vegas DUI clang that near a workfellow dormant was released from location apprehension connected Thursday and volition beryllium allowed to instrumentality location to await trial.

Robert Ferraro, 34, was released aft posting a $100,000 bail. Las Vegas Justice of the Peace Suzan Baucum said Ferraro volition beryllium taxable to intoxicant and cause monitoring, volition not beryllium allowed to drive, and indispensable surrender his passport.

Ferraro faces felony charges of DUI resulting successful decease and reckless driving successful transportation with a Friday greeting clang astatine Spring Mountain Road and Decatur Boulevard, according to Las Vegas Justice Court online records.

Ferraro, an serviceman for the New Haven Police Department, was down the instrumentality of a 2020 Rolls-Royce Cullinan SUV with 3 different officers and 2 Texas women erstwhile helium drove done the intersection astatine a “high complaint of speed,” authorities said. Ferraro mislaid power of the car, striking a parked Ford Mustang, inferior poles, landscaping and a occurrence hydrant, constabulary said.

The Rolls-Royce flipped onto its roof, throwing different off-duty constabulary serviceman from the rider seat.

Joshua Castellano, a seven-year seasoned of the New Haven police, was taken to University Medical Center, wherever helium died.

Ferraro’s defence lawyer Gabriel Grasso, told reporters aft the proceeding that Castellano and Ferraro were precocious schoolhouse friends and “partners” successful the constabulary department.

“No 1 disputes successful this lawsuit that this lawsuit is simply a horrible tragedy,” Grasso said.

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