Accused Drunk Driver Pleads Not Guilty To Mowing Down Two Brothers

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. (WPIX) - An accused drunk driver, described by his lawyer as a decorated Marine staff sergeant who served time in Iraq, pleaded not guilty Monday on charges he mowed down two brothers as they crossed an East Meadow street this past weekend.

James Farr, 33, of Garden City pleaded not guilty to two counts of second-degree vehicular manslaughter and one count of DWI at his arraignment in Frist District Court in Hempstead.

According to authorities, a breathalyzer revealed that Farr had a blood-alcohol content of 0.21 - more than double the legal limit - when he got behind the wheel of his BMW and drove on the Hempstead Turnpike at around 4 a.m. Sunday. Farr stuck and killed Thomas Occhiogrosso, 27, and Joseph Occhiogrosso, 28, as they were attempting to cross the street near Conti Square Boulevard, police said.

Thomas Occhiogrosso, who was an inactive reservist with the U.S. Navy, was pronounced dead at the scene, while brother Joseph Occhiogrosso, who worked as a plumber, was transported to Nassau University Medical Center where he succumbed to his injuries.

A lawyer for Farr claims the brothers "darted out of nowhere."

Far was ordered held without bail at his arraignment Monday. Prosecutors said charges against the defendant may be upgraded pending the results of an investigation.

Douche of the Month, haha.

This bitch gets her daughter hurt in an accident while under the influence, then has the nerve to pose like this for her mugshot.

I'd love to give her a punch in her ugly little face.

"In addition to the DWI drugs charge, Nicole P. Marty is charged with endangering the welfare of a child and criminal possession of a controlled substance. She is also charged with harassment for injuring a police officer who was guarding her at Southside Hospital. (SCPD Photo / April 20, 2009)


An Islip Terrace mother was arrested following a crash that injured her 9-year-old daughter, police said.

Nicole P. Marty, 25, was high on drugs on Sunday at 10:26 p.m. when she crashed a 2008 Dodge Avenger into a utility pole near the intersection of Route 111 and Date Avenue in Central Islip, police said.

Her daughter was taken to Southside Hospital in Bay Shore, where she was treated for head trauma and released to family members, Suffolk police said.

Marty, of Charles Street, was charged with driving under the influence of drugs, as well as seventh-degree possession of a controlled substance and endangering the welfare of a child, police said Monday.

Police said Marty also was charged with harassment because she injured a police officer who was guarding her after she was taken to Southside for a medical evaluation after booking. In her booking photo, Marty can be seen making a lewd gesture with both middle fingers.

Marty was arraigned Monday. She is being held in Suffolk County jail on $15,000 cash or $30,000 bond.

Child Protective Services is investigating the incident, police said. "