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Bronx woman pleads guilty to fatal 2022 drunk driving crash on Saw Mill River Parkway

Police say a 22-year-old passenger in another car was struck and killed when he got out to help Eleni Castillo, who had lost control of her car.

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Apr 4, 2024, 8:30 PM

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A Bronx woman pleaded guilty Thursday in a 2022 deadly drunk driving crash that happened on the Saw Mill River Parkway.

Eleni Castillo admitted to vehicular manslaughter in Westchester County Court.

Police say 30-year-old Castillo lost control of her car near Mclean Avenue, struck the center median and came to a stop.

A passenger in another car, 22-year-old Adrianel Leconte, of Manhattan, got out to help. He was killed when another car smashed into Castillo's car, hitting him in the process.

Castillos will be sentenced in July .

She has been promised a sentence of five years probation.

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