FROM: HOLLEY CARNRIGHT
ULSTER COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY
DATE: JUNE 21, 2017
SUBJECT: PRESS RELEASE – KEVIN COYLE
On June 20, 2017, Kevin Coyle, of Gardiner, New York, age 34, pled guilty to Vehicular Assault in the First Degree, a class D felony, in violation of New York Penal Law § 120.04(4), in Ulster County Court.
On June 7, 2015, at approximately 3:30 in the afternoon, Kevin Coyle was driving on Route 44/55 in the town of Gardiner while his ability to drive was impaired by his use of marihuana and oxycodone. In the vicinity of 2547 Route 44/55 Coyle’s vehicle crossed over the double yellow line and collided head on with the vehicle in the oncoming lane of traffic. As a result of this collision the driver of the other vehicle, a thirty-six year old Gardiner man, and his twenty-three month old daughter, both suffered serious injuries. The twenty-three month old infant, who was secured in a rear facing car seat at the time of the crash, sustained a skull fracture for which she is still receiving treatment. An independent eyewitness, who had been behind Coyle’s car for several miles, indicated that Coyle’s car was driving erratically and had crossed the double yellow line multiple times before causing the head on collision.
The defendant is scheduled to be sentenced on August 22, 2017 in Ulster County Court.
Assistant District Attorney Lisa Bondarenka is prosecuting the case. The defendant is represented by Andrew Kossover.