People v. Kalvaitis

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Clinton County (Lewis, J.), rendered January 26, 1996, convicting defendant upon his plea of guilty of the crimes of criminally negligent homicide, assault in the third degree, criminal mischief in the third degree and failure to operate a vessel in a careful and prudent manner.

Defendant was involved in a nighttime boating accident wherein the boat he was operating—at a speed of approximately 45 miles per hour—struck another boat, killing one passenger and seriously injuring another. Defendant was charged by indictment with criminally negligent…