Aug 3, 2011 11:45 AMThe man who struck an East Quogue bicyclist with his SUV while driving drunk on the Fourth of July in Quogue Village was indicted last week on 10 charges, including multiple counts of vehicular assault.
Tabber B. Benedict, 34, of Manhattan was arraigned on the charges in Suffolk County Criminal Court in Riverhead last Thursday, July 28, and pleaded not guilty to charges of aggravated vehicular assault, two counts of second-degree vehicular assault and leaving the scene of an accident, all felonies. He entered the same plea for two counts of driving while intoxicated, a misdemeanor, and several traffic violations including reckless driving, failure to stay in his lane, and crossing over the double yellow line.
According to Robert Clifford, a spokesman for the Suffolk County district attorney’s office, Mr. Benedict was...
Tabber B. Benedict, 34, of Manhattan was arraigned on the charges in Suffolk County Criminal Court in Riverhead last Thursday, July 28, and pleaded not guilty to charges of aggravated vehicular assault, two counts of second-degree vehicular assault and leaving the scene of an accident, all felonies. He entered the same plea for two counts of driving while intoxicated, a misdemeanor, and several traffic violations including reckless driving, failure to stay in his lane, and crossing over the double yellow line.
According to Robert Clifford, a spokesman for the Suffolk County district attorney’s office, Mr. Benedict was...
