Good thing NO ONE here has to worry about something like this!
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A Connecticut woman charged with causing a fatal 1999 car crash is arguing that she couldn't have been behind the wheel because she was going down on the driver at the time.
A Superior Court judge ruled that Heather Specyalski, of Vernon, can proceed with the defense, despite objections by the prosecutor.
"A defendant has a right to offer a defense no matter how outlandish, silly or unbelievable one might think it will be," Judge Robert L. Holzberg said.
Specyalski, 33, faces second-degree manslaughter charges in the accident that killed businessman Neil Esposito. Specyalski's attorney, Jeremiah Donovan, said Specyalski was performing oral sex on Esposito at the time. He contends Esposito was the driver.
As evidence, he points to the fact that Esposito's pants were down when he was thrown from the car and killed.
Specyalski and Esposito were on their way home from a party and tests showed they had been drinking before Esposito's Mercedes-Benz convertible went off the highway and hit several trees.
"No one ever told me in law school that we'd be having these kinds of conversations in open court," Assistant State's Attorney Maureen Platt said.
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A Connecticut woman charged with causing a fatal 1999 car crash is arguing that she couldn't have been behind the wheel because she was going down on the driver at the time.
A Superior Court judge ruled that Heather Specyalski, of Vernon, can proceed with the defense, despite objections by the prosecutor.
"A defendant has a right to offer a defense no matter how outlandish, silly or unbelievable one might think it will be," Judge Robert L. Holzberg said.
Specyalski, 33, faces second-degree manslaughter charges in the accident that killed businessman Neil Esposito. Specyalski's attorney, Jeremiah Donovan, said Specyalski was performing oral sex on Esposito at the time. He contends Esposito was the driver.
As evidence, he points to the fact that Esposito's pants were down when he was thrown from the car and killed.
Specyalski and Esposito were on their way home from a party and tests showed they had been drinking before Esposito's Mercedes-Benz convertible went off the highway and hit several trees.
"No one ever told me in law school that we'd be having these kinds of conversations in open court," Assistant State's Attorney Maureen Platt said.
