DWI Hit Parade!

From Democrat & Chronicle
A Perinton man responsible for the death of an elderly woman he struck while driving drunk last year was sentenced today to five years probation and eight weekends in the Monroe County Jail.
Shawn Michael Ahern, 28, pleaded guilty in May to felony driving while intoxicated as part of a deal. He initially also faced a charge of first-degree vehicular manslaughter.
Ahern hit Grace Allen, 90, of Perinton as she crossed High Street to attend evening Mass at Church of the Assumption on Dec. 19. She died of complications from blunt force trauma Jan. 4 at Strong Memorial Hospital.
In court today, Ahern apologized for his actions.
“You have a problem,” Monroe County Court Judge Francis P. Geraci Jr. said…..MORE

From Democrat and Chronicle
After Shawn Michael Ahern admitted Tuesday that he was driving drunk when he hit and fatally injured pedestrian Grace Allen in Fairport, Allen’s daughter, Roberta Allen, said she was disappointed by the case’s outcome.
Although Ahern was charged with the felonies of first-degree vehicular manslaughter and driving while intoxicated, the prosecution required only a guilty plea to DWI — and not manslaughter — because of the difficulty in proving that Ahern’s intoxication directly caused Allen’s death, a legal requirement for a manslaughter conviction. ….MORE

From RocNow.com:
A Perinton man faces a homicide charge for causing the death of a 90-year-old pedestrian in Fairport while allegedly driving drunk.   A Monroe County grand jury has indicted Shawn Michael Ahern, 27, for first-degree vehicular manslaughter and driving while intoxicated, both felonies, in the death of Grace Allen on Jan. 4…..MORE
Obituary of Grace Allen