Man Drove 130 MPH, Fled In DWI Crash That Left 1 Dead, DA Says

SHIRLEY, NY —A Bellport man was indicted Thursday after he was charged with driving while intoxicated and causing a crash that left a man dead in Shirley on Jan. 12, Suffolk County District Attorney Tim Sini said.

Jordan Randolph, 40, of Bellport, was charged with seven counts of aggravated vehicular homicide, a felony; second degree manslaughter, a felony; two counts of second degree vehicular manslaughter, a felony; second degree assault, a felony; three counts of driving while intoxicated, a felony; unlawful fleeing from a police officer in the first degree, a felony; six counts of aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, a felony; resisting arrest, a misdemeanor; circumventing an ignition interlock device, a misdemeanor; and reckless driving, a misdemeanor, Sini said.

At 4 a.m. on Jan. 12, a Suffolk County police officer observed a 2014 Cadillac operated by Randolph facing the wrong direction in the northbound lanes of the William Floyd Parkway in Shirley, Sini said.

As the officer drove toward the vehicle, Randolph started driving in reverse before crossing into the southbound lane; Sini said. The officer saw Randolph driving at an estimated speed of 80 miles per hour and swerving in and out of his lane of traffic, at which time the officer attempted to initiate a traffic stop, Sini said. Randolph made an illegal U-turn over the median of the roadway and fled northbound, Sini said.

Randolph was heading north when he rear-ended a 2015 Ford Escape just south of Rose Executive Boulevard, Sini said. A forensic analysis of the vehicle revealed that he was driving at an estimated speed of 130 miles per hour at the time of the crash, Sini said.

The driver of the Ford, Jonathan Flores-Maldonado, 27, of Westhampton Beach, was transported to Stony Brook University Hospital where he was pronounced dead, Sini said.

Immediately following the crash, Randolph exited the vehicle and attempted to flee on foot but was apprehended by police, Sini said.

Randolph refused several times to submit to a chemical test of his blood; the district attorney’s Office secured a warrant for a chemical test of Randolph’s blood that revealed a blood alcohol content of .20 percent at 9 a.m., Sini said. A chemical test of blood drawn from Randolph at the hospital, where he was treated for non-life threatening injuries following the crash revealed a blood alcohol content of .23 percent, Sini said.

“As stated in court by Assistant District Attorney Jacob DeLauter, this defendant is alleged to have been highly intoxicated and driving at exorbitant speeds at the time of this horrific crash,” Sini said. “He also allegedly repeatedly exhibited insolent behavior toward emergency responders upon his arrest. We will continue to prosecute this case to the fullest extent of the law and seek justice.”

Randolph was arraigned on the indictment Thursday by Acting Suffolk County Supreme Court Justice Fernando Camacho and was remanded without bail; he is due back in court on Feb. 25, Sini said.

If convicted of the top count, Randolph faces a maximum sentence of 12 and one-half to 25 years in prison; if convicted of the top count and determined by the court to be a persistent felony offender, Randolph would be eligible for a maximum sentence of 25 years to life in prison, Sini said.

The case is being prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Jacob DeLauter of the vehicular crime bureau.

Friends and family of Flores-Maldonadao, killed in the crash, came together to raise funds for his funeral. They also expressed outrage that the driver charged with DWI was set free without bail, according to online documents.

"Jonathan was one of the kindest people you could have ever met," reads the GoFundMe fundraiser for Jonathan Armand Flores-Maldonado. "His heart was pure and he was a loving brother, son, boyfriend, cousin and friend. Shortly after graduating University of Buffalo he started to begin his promising life with his loving girlfriend Rebecca. While trying to earn extra money by driving others home safely late at night he was tragically taken from us."