Suffolk DA: Sentencing Wednesday For Drunk Driver In Fatal 2015 Sag Harbor Crash
Central Islip, NY - October 18, 2017 - The Manhattan real estate developer who drove drunk and recklessly caused a fatal 2015 crash and then left the scene will be sentenced today (10/18) at noon in First District Court in Central Islip, Suffolk County District Attorney Thomas Spota said.
State Supreme Court Justice Fernando Camacho will sentence Sean P. Ludwick to three to nine years in state prison for the top count of aggravated vehicular homicide, one to three years for leaving the crash scene and one year for aggravated driving while intoxicated. The sentences will be served concurrently. Ludwick, 45, waived his right to appeal the conviction.
Family members of the victim, Paul Hansen of Sag Harbor, are expected to attend tomorrow’s sentencing. Hansen, 53, died at the scene in front of his house on Rolling Hill Court where Ludwick drove his Porsche convertible into a utility pole on August 30, 2015.