Trial Delayed for Waltham Woman Accused in Hit-And-Run
Blanca Contreras, 29, is accused of motor vehicle homicide in the death of Scott Coxall.
The trial of a Waltham woman accused of killing a man in a car crash in 2011 has been postponed, according to the Middlesex County District Attorney’s Office.
The trial of Blanca Contreras, a 29-year-old native of Guatemala, had been scheduled to begin on March 6, but that date has been pushed back to June 13, according to DA spokesman Diane McDonald. She did not have information on the reason for the postponement.
Contreras, who is in the United States illegally, is facing motor vehicle homicide charges in the November 2011 death of Scott Coxall, 39, of Waltham. Authorities believe Contreras was driving the car that struck and killed Coxall when he was crossing the intersection of School and Church streets at around 6 p.m. The car fled the scene but Contreras was later arrested at her home.
Contreras’s attorney later claimed her boyfriend, William Vasquez, was driving the car, but the DA’s office says Contreras was the driver. Vasquez has pleaded not guilty to charges that he lied to authorities when he told them he was driving the car.
In April of 2012, a Waltham District Court judge ordered Contreras held in jail without bail pending the outcome of her case. However, federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials have said once Contreras’s criminal charges are adjudicated, ICE will start the process to deport her back to her home country.
moe howard
8:14 am on Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Minimum 20 years in prison THEN deportation!
Jodie Chicco
9:11 am on Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Last night I was driving in the same spot as I always do and I dont understand why the city is not putting a light there, I almost hit a guy because it is so damn dark, so before this tragedy happens again put up a stinkin light
moe howard
11:02 am on Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Really Jodie....its the city who's at fault for not putting a light there?? Did you read the story about the illegal immigrant who killed a law abiding American citizen and took off?
Ryan Grannan-Doll
11:16 am on Tuesday, March 5, 2013
@Moe,
Relax. She made a fair point. It's entirely possible the driver of the car who struck Mr. Coxall did not see him due to poor light conditions.
TheHam
12:41 pm on Tuesday, March 5, 2013
This has nothing to do with poor lighting conditions. Ryan, can you tell us with 100% certainty which illegal immigrant criminal was driving at the time?
Stina
4:28 pm on Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Ryan is right. Jodie did not say this has nothing to do with the status of the immigrant, rather the dark intersection. Wouldn't the city want to put in a light to prevent it from being a known issue and avoid a lawsuit in the future?
Jodie Chicco
11:30 am on Tuesday, March 5, 2013
I get that all Im saying is it is going to happen again to someone who its not there fault you cannot see it is to dark , and of course it is not the city but seriously you dont think there should be a light, try driving down lowell street when everybody is walking across the street in dark clothes right in front of your car but there is very poor visibility with no lights to see, so whos fault will that be, hope it nevers happens to you maybe you will understand how no matter what it is your fault even if the person walking just goes right out in front of you, and of course that is not the situation with this case , just saying
Ryan Grannan-Doll
1:06 pm on Tuesday, March 5, 2013
@TheHam,
I wish I could, but I was not there.
moe howard
1:21 pm on Tuesday, March 5, 2013
@ Ryan. the driver was an criminal alien who has no right to be in this country, never mind driving, and killed a LAW ABIDING AMERICAN CITIZEN. It doesn't matter what kind of lighting conditions period.
Ryan Grannan-Doll
1:32 pm on Tuesday, March 5, 2013
@Moe,
It's irrelevant. Ask yourself this question: Did the driver's legal status play a factor in the actual crash? Did it cause the crash?
Also, lighting conditions at the scene of a crash that occurred at night could definitely play a factor in the incident.
TheHam
9:01 am on Wednesday, March 6, 2013
If the illegal immigrant is not familiar with our traffic signals, nevermind learning the english language for a "STOP" or "YIELD" sign, then yes Ryan- it does play a factor in killing a LAW ABIDING AMERICAN CITIZEN!
Greg
2:03 am on Wednesday, March 6, 2013
She took off and left him in the street to die..she should now pay the price,american citizen or not!
TheHam
9:07 am on Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Greg, your asking people from MA to have common sense...a rare quality nowadays.