LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Connecticut police officer faces criminal charges in Las Vegas and an investigation in his own department following an early morning crash that killed a fellow officer, when a Rolls Royce overturned officials said.
Officer Robert Ferraro, 34, of the New Haven Police Department was arrested Friday on charges of DUI resulting in death and reckless driving in the 4 a.m. crash near Spring Mountain and Decatur that killed Officer Joshua Castellano, a seven-year-member of the New Haven department.
According to Las Vegas Metro police, Ferraro lost control of the Rolls Royce when it approached the intersection at high speed, struck a parked car and other objects before overturning and coming to rest upright.
Las Vegas police said the 25-year-old man killed, later identified by New Haven police as Castellano, was ejected from the car and suffered fatal injuries when the car overturned while Ferraro and four others in the car suffered minor injuries.
During Ferraro’s first court appearance on Saturday, a judge set bail at $100,000. Ferraro is due back in court on Tuesday.