Brick Woman Sentenced to Six Years for Pedestrian's Death
Crystal Vallee sentenced in death of attorney Mark Infante
A Brick woman who had been charged in the Nov. 2009 death of a pedestrian in Toms River's Ocean Beach section has pleaded guilty to a vehicular homicide charge and will spend the next several years behind bars.
Crystal Vallee, now 28, fatally struck Mark Infante, 54, of West Orange, while driving on Route 35 South the afternoon of Nov. 27, 2009. Vallee was charged with vehicular homicide after authorities accused her of having used cocaine before she drove.
Assistant Ocean County Prosecutor Steven N. Cucci, who handled the case, said Vallee struck a plea bargain with prosecutors and pleaded guilty to the vehicular homicide charge. A number of other lesser charges, including a 2011 prostitution charge, were dismissed, he said.
Superior Court Judge Wendel E. Daniels sentenced Vallee to six years in state prison Aug. 31. By that time, she had already served over a year in jail since her June 2011 arrest on the prostitution charge in Seaside Heights. According to state prison records, Vallee will be eligible for parole Feb. 16, 2016. She must serve 85 percent of her sentence before being paroled, Cucci said.
Recently, Vallee – whose last known address before going to jail was on West Princeton Avenue in Brick – was transferred from the Ocean County Jail to the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women in Clinton to serve her sentence, records show.
A report in the Asbury Park Press at the time of the accident in 2009 said Infante, an attorney who was slated to become a state administrative law judge, was walking from his vacation home in Ocean Beach to a local post office when he was hit by Vallee's vehicle from behind.
Vallee's attorney, James Butler, Jr. of Asbury Park, confirmed the sentence had been rendered but did not wish to comment on the case.
Gary LaFetra
6:59 am on Monday, September 17, 2012
She gets 6 years but the man she hit will be dead forever???? This is not justice.
Jerry Belle
9:30 am on Monday, September 17, 2012
Sadly, it could always be worse. Let's recall for a moment that the driver could have been Pat Doyle with his numerous DWI arrests and not have a grand jury indict and avoid any criminal charges at all.... and Anthony Briffa is still dead forever....
One who Cares
7:30 pm on Monday, September 17, 2012
And before she left for prison she was able to hug and kiss and cry with her parents. Only to SOON see them AGAIN !!!! Mr. Infantes family will not have that chance again anytime SOON !
y o y in this world
11:39 am on Monday, September 17, 2012
it is a shame at how long it takes to go to court after they are caught. plus the fact that they sit in jail n get takin care of. then they make a deal n that takes forever to process it. sad o say but the courts need to get tuffer. start moving the cases along. dont the judges which are to be the smart ones no when the lawyers are wasting time. why does it take 3 to 4 yrs for cases to come to a close. is it to put more money in the pockets of the lawyers. it is just sad if the person lives or die's we move slow. unless it is to there family. serving time must be longer. do u think they are learning something. so many come out n do it all over again. it is a shame.
Joseph Woolston Brick
2:42 pm on Monday, September 17, 2012
Just finished reading this article and I'm seething mad. Every day I drive past Anthony Briffa's memorial on Jordan Road and every day I feel the sadness and I've never met him. You would think after Anthony's death certain things would have happened to at least ease the Briffa families pain and relieve other parents anxiety that live in the area, let's look at the effort that has been done to ease the situation on Jordan.
Speed on Jordan Road lowered.....Nope
Lighting on Jordan Road improved....Nope
Sidewalks and curbs installed on Jordan Road....Nope
Cops patrolling Jordan giving out speeding tickets...NOPE ( the town would make more money than the red light cameras if they did, Jordan is a racetrack!)
The drunk behind the wheel that hit Anthony doing time and the Briffa's getting some justice...NOPE.
Now I know Jordan is a county road, but somebody in Town Hall should be leaning on them to make Jordan safer....but NOPE
Guess it's going to take somebody's kid or a person that's connected in town to get hurt or killed on Jordan to get something done. I wonder what would have happened if Anthony Briffa was driving that truck and hit Pat Doyle instead? You better believe they would would have wasted no time in getting Briffa behind bars and calls to the county to fix Jordan Roads problems would have been made top priority!
So Much to Say
8:29 pm on Monday, September 17, 2012
One less coke head on the streets.
none of yobusiness
8:42 pm on Monday, September 17, 2012
Dont you mean coke ho?
Brick Resident 2
9:10 pm on Monday, September 17, 2012
IF green lights were delayed by 2-3 seconds more after the other light turns red many of the preventable accidents would not happen. Of course there will still be red light runners and no camera can prevent this. Cameras are a way to tax without calling it a tax. By the way while I feel for the family as much as anyone but we least not forget the punishment for this woman will not end when she is out of jail. She will carry this weight forever.
jennyk
9:13 pm on Monday, September 17, 2012
She's young.....she will sit in jail for a few years, workout, maybe advance her education, clean up her act....then she will come out in her early 30's and begin a new life. Does the victim get a second chance?
RCL67
2:39 pm on Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Don't forget free health care. Sick, isn't it?
matt
2:12 pm on Tuesday, September 18, 2012
I kno this woman and unfortunately drugs ruined her. I myself was incarcerated for having drugs in me at 18 yrs old and I did more time than she's gonna do. That's nuts. But shell have plenty of time to think and hopefully better herself as I did. That was over decade ago and now I ave two beautiful children a beautiful wife and wonderful family . Sorry to the family of Tue victim in this case
janell dilcher
2:30 pm on Tuesday, September 18, 2012
She was under the influence and killed a man and gets six years. Like wtf she should definately have gotten more time she commited vehicular "MURDER" but someone who uses there hands to murder gets more time. The family deserves more than her getting six years.....
One who Cares
8:25 pm on Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Unfortunately . they make so you have no choice and give in. There fight , yes cocaine was present but not enought to impaire her ,,,,,,, !
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