Thursday, November 15, 2012
Family members of a Danvers teen killed in a drunk driving accident in Salem earlier this year were outraged at the driver's sentencing on Thursday afternoon.
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Thursday, November 15, 2012
The family and friends of a Danvers teen killed in a car accident in Salem earlier this summer had some harsh words for the driver following her sentencing in Salem District Court Thursday afternoon. Angelique Griffin, 25, of Salem, pleaded guilty Thursday to charges of vehicular homicide and operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol. The passenger in her vehicle, Dillon Renard, 19, was killed on June 16, when the PT Cruiser Griffin was driving crashed into a parked tow truck outside All Star Collision Center on Boston Street. A judge sentenced Griffin to serve two-and-a-half years in prison with a six-month home confinement, according to WHDH. Griffin told police Renard had been driving her vehicle for part of the …
Thursday, November 8, 2012
A fundraiser will be held Friday night at Beverly's Italian Community Center for a scholarship created in memory of Dillon Renard.
The family of Dillon Renard, a teen from Danvers killed in an alleged drunk driving accident in Salem, will host a scholarship fundraiser in his honor at the Beverly Italian Community Center on Friday night. The fundraiser, 'Dream for Dillon' will benefit the teen's scholarship fund, which will be awarded to a 2012 Salem High School graduate who receives special education services. "Dillon's family has set up this scholarship fund in his memory so we can assist others fulfill a dream that Dillon never had a chance to see come true," the scholarship fund website said. Renard was killed on June 16, 2012, after the vehicle he was a passenger in hit a tow truck on Boston Street in Salem. The driver, 25-year-old Angelique Griffin, faces …
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Thursday, July 5, 2012
Danvers teen was killed in an early morning car crash on Boston Street on June 16.
A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed by the family of Dillon Renard, the Danvers teen who was killed in an early morning crash on June 16, the Salem News reports. Renard was killed just before 4 a.m. when the car he was traveling in hit a flat bed tow truck at All Star Collision Center on Boston Street in Salem. Renard was dead by the time emergency responders arrived on scene. Angelique Griffin, 25, of 30 Pleasant St. in Salem was driving the vehicle and is charged with motor vehicle homicide. Renard's family has filed suit against Griffin and Robert Cucurull, owner of the tow truck company, the outlet reports. The Salem News also reports Cucurull received a citation for allowing the parked tow truck to remain on the city street …
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Friends and family have been remembering the life of Dillon Renard of Danvers.
Family and friends have been taking the time to remember the life Dillon Renard, 19, of Danvers who was killed Saturday in a car accident on Boston Street in Salem. In the emotional aftermath, which included the Monday arraignement of the woman who was driving the vehicle in which Renard was a passenger, a utility pole outside All Star Collision Center, near the scene of the accident, has been transformed into a memorial for the teen. That memorial continues to grow by the day.
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Griffin was arraigned at Salem District Court on Monday.
Angelique Griffin, 25, of 30 Pleasant St. in Salem, pleaded not guilty to charges of vehicular homicide Monday at Salem District Court. Dillon Renard, 19-years-old, of Kirkbride Drive in Danvers, was killed instantly, when the PT Cruiser Griffin was driving crashed into a parked tow truck outside Allstar Collision Center on Boston Street in Salem. Griffin's cash bail was reduced from $50,000 to $10,000, according to the Boston Herald. If Griffin posts bail, she will be required to wear a GPS tracking device, and will be ordered to stay in her residence. The single mother of toddler twins, who is employed by the Golden Banana in Peabody, according to court records, admitted to first responders at the scene that she had been drinking prior …
Monday, June 18, 2012
Friends, family leave vigil at site of Boston Street accident for victim Dillon Renard of Danvers.
Salem police say they found open containers in the PT Cruiser Angelique Griffin was driving during the fatal Saturday morning crash that claimed the life of passenger Dillon Renard, 19, of Danvers. The car Griffin was driving veered into a parked tow truck outside All Star Collision Center on Boston Street at 3:42 a.m. Saturday, according to police. Renard was killed instantly, police said. In addition to driving with an open container, Griffin, 25, of Salem has been charged with motor vehicle homicide, operating to endanger negligently while operating under the influence of liquor, operating under the influence of liquor and operating a vehicle negligently. Salem Police told wcvb.com Griffin admitted to drinking and consented to a blood …
Saturday, June 16, 2012
A Salem woman is facing a felonious charge of vehicular homicide.
A Salem woman is facing a vehicular homicide charge after a 19-year-old Danvers man was killed in an alcohol-related car crash early Saturday morning on Boston Street. Dillon Renard of Danvers was killed just before 4 a.m. when the car he was traveling in hit a flat bed tow truck at All Star Collision Center on Boston Street in Salem, Salem Police said. Renard was dead by the time emergency responders arrived on scene, police said. Angelique Griffin, 25, of 30 Pleasant St. in Salem was driving the vehicle and is currently in the custody of the Salem Police, according to Sgt. Marc Berube. She is being charged with motor vehicle homicide, operating to endanger negligently while operating under the influence of liquor. The vehicle homicide…
manda
5:37 pm on Friday, November 16, 2012
I knew him for a few months as working across the way from him. he was the sweetest guy I have ever met. He did not deserve this neither did his family. This isn't fair. She should be in longer.just cause she pled guilty doesn't bring Dillon back. I think she should of at least gotten 5 to 10 years. this world and the court system makes no since to me what so ever.they let rapist go with in that … more ›