Giovanni Cucullo, 41, 54 Rigby St., Yonkers, N.Y., was charged with second-degree manslaughter with a motor vehicle, operating under the influence and failure to drive right.
Maryann Loprete, of Bedford Street, was a passenger in the 2009 BMW 328i sedan Cucullo was driving, which struck a tree on High Ridge Road near Cedar Wood Road in North Stamford. A resident who heard the accident called 911 at 1:25 a.m. Thursday.
Loprete, who was not wearing a seat belt, suffered severe head injuries and died shortly after she was admitted to Stamford Hospital, police said.
Cucullo, who had surgery for a lower leg injury, was released Sunday on a $100,000 bond, according to police. He is to be arraigned at state Superior Court in Stamford Feb. 16.
Maryann Loprete moved last summer from Anchorage, Ala., to Stamford, where she worked as a manager for Barcelona Restaurant and Wine Bar on Summer Street, according to her brother.
Originally from South Glastonbury, Loprete graduated Central Connecticut State University with a communications degree, and was an avid runner who ran marathons for fund-raisers, her brother said.
Cucullo's arrest followed an investigation by the Stamford Police Department's Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Squad.
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