People v. Cabrera

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Sullivan County (LaBuda, J.), rendered May 13, 2005, upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crimes of criminally negligent homicide (three counts), assault in the third degree and reckless driving, and of the traffic infractions of speeding (two counts), failure to keep right, driving left of a double yellow line and violation of junior license restrictions (two counts).

In June 2004, while driving four of his friends to a lake, defendant lost control of his vehicle and crashed into a telephone pole and tree, killing three of his four teenage…