A suspended Massachusetts State Police sergeant indicted in connection with a deadly 2023 crash in Woburn was back in court Tuesday.
Scott Quigley is facing a charge of felony motor vehicle homicide in connection to the Dec. 12, 2023, crash. He appeared in court for a pretrial hearing Tuesday.
Investigators allege Quigley was driving drunk when he hit a van that was carrying a 37-year-old man with disabilities. That man, Angelo Schettino, died a month later, on Jan. 13, 2024, of injuries related to the crash. The driver of the van was also hurt.
Quigley was off-duty at the time of the crash and later named as a defendant in a wrongful death lawsuit brought by Schettino’s estate. The matter came to light during an unrelated murder case in Lowell District Court, where Quigley was an investigator. Defense attorneys pointed to the accusations made against Quigley as a question of credibility, alleging that state police may have covered up information about one of their own.
Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan has said that her office was unaware of the allegations against Quigley until jury empanelment in the murder case. The office referred the matter to Suffolk County in January.
An investigation into other aspects of the case, including its initial handling by state police, is ongoing. Among the unanswered questions is whether Quigley was driving drunk. According to the Middlesex County District Attorney’s Office, his blood alcohol content was reported at .11, which is over the legal limit of 0.08%.
Quigley received a warning for crossing marked lanes after the crash and was on injury leave for eight months. He is currently suspended without pay.
At Tuesday’s hearing, we learned that Quigley’s legal team has filed a motion to preserve any blood evidence from him that may still exist. He was treated the night of the crash at Lahey Hospital in Burlington. We also learned that Quigley’s trial is on track to begin early next year. The two sides will be back in court in August.
Source: News – Boston – necn
