"Mr. Romeo’s attorney, Steven O’Brien, said his client will fight the DWI charges based on Mr. Spota’s comments about blood alcohol content."
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/"Stephen O’Brien, the lawyer for Mr. Romeo, said his client’s blood-alcohol level was below the legal limit when it was measured after the crash. Still, he added, Mr. Romeo was “gratified” and “relieved” that he did not face additional charges."
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/"“He feels gratified and relieved,” said Romeo’s attorney, Stephen O’Brien of Nesconset. “We were confident that we would get this result.”
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/"Romeo remained at Eastern Long Island Hospital while the new bail terms were hashed out between prosecutors and his attorney, Daniel O’Brien, at Southold Town Justice Court.
Prosecutors agreed to reduce bail because the crash investigation could take a long time, according to The Suffolk Times.
O’Brien told Town Justice Rudolph Bruer that he hopes his client will be able to post bail soon, but declined to comment after the hearing, the newspaper reported. Romeo is due back in court on Sept. 18."
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/"When asked about the emotional state of his client, defense attorney Dan O’Brien of Nesconset said “It’s a tough, tough situation.” He declined to say where Mr. Romeo was headed at the time of the crash."
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/"Vaughan's attorney, Stephen O'Brien of Nesconset, apologized to the Kroll family on his client's behalf.
"There are no winners and losers in a case like this," he said.
O'Brien said his client was eager to take responsibility for what he did and hoped to get control of his alcohol problem in jail. Vaughan has an earlier DWI conviction. As part of the jail term, State Supreme Court Justice Fernando Camacho ordered that Vaughan serve his time in the Suffolk County jail's Stop-DWI facility.
Assistant District Attorney Alfred Croce said his office recommended a sentence of 1 year in jail.
O'Brien told Camacho, "He is a very good man. I expect you will never see him back here.""
