Man Sentenced In Fatal Crash In Stratford: Report

STRATFORD, CT — A Derby man has been sentenced to 15 months in prison in connection with a DUI crash that killed a Monroe grandfather two years ago in Stratford, according to the Connecticut Post.

The Post reports Dennis Kimball, 48, who was accused of driving with a blood/alcohol level of more than twice the legal limit in the crash that killed 64-year-old Otilio Filho, pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated and reckless driving.

Kimball was originally charged with second-degree manslaughter with a motor vehicle, negligent homicide with a motor vehicle, operating under the influence of alcohol/drugs, reckless driving and speeding, according to state judicial records.

Prosecutors agreed to reduce the charges from manslaughter after the state’s expert confirmed that Filho turned left in front of Kimball just before the crash, according to the Post. Prosecutors also urged jail time for Kimball, who was also sentenced to five years of probation, because it was his third DUI, the Post reported.

Read more at the Connecticut Post here.