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Massachusetts Woman Charged with Motor Vehicle Homicide in Death of Elderly Dennis Woman

Inez Digiovanni, 29, of Harwich, was arrested yesterday on several Massachusetts Motor Vehicle Charges after allegedly running a stop sign and striking and Dorothy Kuczinski, 91, of Dennis. Inez Digiovanni is reported to be charged with Motor Vehicle Homicide, Unlicensed Operation of a Motor Vehicle, and Driving to Endanger.

According to the Yarmouth Police Department, Inez Digiovanni was allegedly driving her husbands truck at 11:30 a.m. Friday morning and did not come to stop prior to going through an intersection. The truck then allegedly struck Kuczinski’s car. Dorothy Kuczinski was eventually flown to Boston Medical Center, where she later died from her injuries.

According to police, Inez Digiovanni reportedly did not have a valid Massachusetts Driver’s License, and for that reason, her husband, Charles Digiovanni, will also be charged with Permitting an Unlicensed Person to Operate his vehicle.

The Massachusetts Crime of Motor Vehicle Homicide punishes those that operate a vehicle in a negligent or reckless manner so that the lives or safety of the public might be endangered, and which causes the death of another person. The penalty upon conviction for Vehicular Homicide is imprisonment for 2.5 to 15 years in state prison; or 1 to 2.5 years in the House of Corrections.

Boston Criminal Lawyer Lefteris K. Travayiakis is available 24/7 for consultation on all Massachusetts Motor Vehicle Crimes, including Motor Vehicle Homicide and Reckless Driving.

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