Feb 6, 2013 12:53 PM
A Manhattan lawyer who pleaded guilty to felony charges after he hit and severely injured a bicyclist in Quogue Village while driving drunk in 2011 was sentenced to three to 10 years in jail last week, according to his attorney.
Tabber Benedict, 35, struck East Quogue resident Steve Dorn, 44, with his GMC Acadia on Montauk Highway on July 2, 2011, and then fled the scene, according to Quogue Village Police. Two other drivers who witnessed the accident surrounded Mr. Benedict’s SUV with their vehicles, forcing him to remain until police arrived.
In December, Mr. Benedict pleaded guilty in Suffolk County Criminal Court to two counts of vehicular assault in the second degree, vehicular assault while under the influence of alcohol, and two counts of leaving the scene of an accident with... more
Tabber Benedict, 35, struck East Quogue resident Steve Dorn, 44, with his GMC Acadia on Montauk Highway on July 2, 2011, and then fled the scene, according to Quogue Village Police. Two other drivers who witnessed the accident surrounded Mr. Benedict’s SUV with their vehicles, forcing him to remain until police arrived.
In December, Mr. Benedict pleaded guilty in Suffolk County Criminal Court to two counts of vehicular assault in the second degree, vehicular assault while under the influence of alcohol, and two counts of leaving the scene of an accident with... more
