BUFFALO (WBEN) - Erie County District Attorney John Flynn has announced that 31-year-old Carlos Velez of Greenport has been sentenced to an indeterminate sentence of 1-3 years in prison.
On October 11, 2018, at approximately 6:30 p.m., the Velez, while under the influence of marijuana, drove through a red light and crashed into another vehicle at the intersection of Genesee Street and Fillmore Avenue in Buffalo. The crash caused the Velez's vehicle to project onto the sidewalk and hit a woman who was standing at the bus stop.
The victim, 47-year-old Adrienne Early, died at the scene. Velez and the other driver were unharmed in the crash.
Velez pleaded guilty to one count of Vehicular Manslaughter in the Second Degree, a Class "D" felony, on March 5, 2020. He pleaded guilty to the highest count in the indictment against him.
