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| Andre Kaczynski |
SNOW HILL – On Wednesday, August 1st, 2012 Andre Kaczynski was found guilty of all eleven charges filed against him by the Office of The State’s Attorney for Worcester County. Mr. Kaczynski admitted that he was responsible for crashing his full size pick-up truck into the rear of a vehicle occupied by Ann Marie DelRicco and her 18 month old daughter, Ava while impaired by PCP on December 16, 2011.
Mr. Kaczynski was found guilty of two counts of causing life threatening injuries by motor vehicle while impaired by a controlled dangerous substance, two counts of possession of PCP, driving while impaired by a controlled dangerous substance, aggressive driving, reckless driving, negligent driving, failing to control speed to avoid a collision, speeding and possession of marijuana.
The Office of The State’s Attorney offered nothing in exchange for his admission of guilt to all charges and will be seeking the maximum sentence allowable by law. Sentencing will occur at a later time following the completion of a pre-sentence investigation.
Mr. Kaczynski’s admission of guilt comes weeks after the General Assembly passed legislation to enhance the penalties associated with driving while under the influence of drugs. Commonly referred to as “Ava’s Law”, the legislation was championed by the Office of The State’s Attorney and passed unanimously in both the House and the Senate before being signed by the Governor. The law which was signed by Governor Martin O’Malley increases the amount of allowable incarceration from two years to three years and raises the fine from $3,000 to $5,000.
Following the sentencing of Mr. Kaczynski, State’s Attorney Beau Oglesby will hold a press conference at the Office of The State’s Attorney. Mr. Oglesby stated, “The Defendant admitting guilt to all charges without receiving any consideration from the State was the only acceptable way to proceed with this case without having a trial”.
Mr. Kaczynski was found guilty of two counts of causing life threatening injuries by motor vehicle while impaired by a controlled dangerous substance, two counts of possession of PCP, driving while impaired by a controlled dangerous substance, aggressive driving, reckless driving, negligent driving, failing to control speed to avoid a collision, speeding and possession of marijuana.
The Office of The State’s Attorney offered nothing in exchange for his admission of guilt to all charges and will be seeking the maximum sentence allowable by law. Sentencing will occur at a later time following the completion of a pre-sentence investigation.
Mr. Kaczynski’s admission of guilt comes weeks after the General Assembly passed legislation to enhance the penalties associated with driving while under the influence of drugs. Commonly referred to as “Ava’s Law”, the legislation was championed by the Office of The State’s Attorney and passed unanimously in both the House and the Senate before being signed by the Governor. The law which was signed by Governor Martin O’Malley increases the amount of allowable incarceration from two years to three years and raises the fine from $3,000 to $5,000.
Following the sentencing of Mr. Kaczynski, State’s Attorney Beau Oglesby will hold a press conference at the Office of The State’s Attorney. Mr. Oglesby stated, “The Defendant admitting guilt to all charges without receiving any consideration from the State was the only acceptable way to proceed with this case without having a trial”.
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