Man found guilty of killing Mass. couple in drunken driving crash from 2021
A 65-year-old man was found guilty of killing a couple while drunken driving in Stoughton in 2021 in Norfolk County Superior Court on Wednesday, the Norfolk County District Attorney's Office said.
A jury convicted Stoughton resident Raffaele Frontino on two counts of motor vehicle homicide while driving negligently and under the influence of alcohol in the deaths of Stoughton residents Alfredo and Aldina Pedro, 50 and 51, respectively, the district attorney's office said in a press release.
On June 28, 2021, Alfredo Pedro was riding his motorcycle with his wife as a passenger when the car Frontino was driving crossed into the oncoming traffic lane and struck them head-on, the district attorney's office said. The couple was declared dead at the scene near 1317 Washington St. in Stoughton.
Frontino took a blood-alcohol level test two hours after the crash, the district attorney's office said. At that time, the alcohol content of his blood was still 0.125% — well above the legal driving limit of 0.08%.
Additionally, during his four-day trial, witnesses testified that they saw Frontino's car driving erratically prior to the crash, Norfolk County District Attorney Michael Morrissey said in the release. Their testimony was corroborated by security camera footage from the scene and nearby.
'We hope the verdict brings some closure to the family and friends of the victims,' Morrissey said in the release.
Frontino's sentencing is scheduled for June 10.
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