Former New Rochelle Cop Sentenced For Crash That Killed Friend

WHITE PLAINS, NY — A former New Rochelle police officer who was driving drunk when he crashed his SUV that resulted in the death of a friend was sentenced Friday. Westchester County District Attorney Anthony A. Scarpino, Jr. said that Harry Kyreakedes, 28, of Dobbs Ferry, was sentenced to 2-1/2 to 7-1/2 years in state prison for the 2017 driving crash that resulted in the death of Isaac Ward, 27, also of Dobbs Ferry, who was a passenger in his car.

Kyreakedes pleaded guilty in October before Judge Barry Warhit, who handed down his sentence, to one count of first-degree vehicular manslaughter, a felony, and one count of aggravated driving while intoxicated per se, a misdemeanor.

On Jan. 1, 2017, Kyreakedes, who was off-duty, was out drinking with friends, including Ward, at a bar in Dobbs Ferry. After a period of time, they drove to White Plains to frequent another bar.

On Jan. 2, 2017 just before 3 a.m., the four men left taking two vehicles. Ward got into the passenger seat of Kyreakedes’ SUV. Kyreakedes initially drove southbound on Mamaroneck Avenue and eventually headed back northbound at which point he crashed into a parking meter and a stop sign and into a tree in front of the CVS located at 325 Mamaroneck Ave.

The White Plains Police and Fire Departments responded to the scene. Ward had sustained serious injuries and was unresponsive. He was given CPR at the scene and was then taken to White Plains Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Kyreakedes was pinned in the driver’s compartment. He needed to be extricated from the vehicle and suffered extensive injuries to one of his legs. He was taken to Westchester Medical Center where samples of his blood were obtained via a court order and search warrant.

Analysis of those samples showed that the blood alcohol content (BAC) at the time of the crash was more than 0.18 percent.

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