Was Contreras Driving? Prosecutors Say Yes, Stand By Homicide Charges

Blanca Contreras is facing motor vehicle homicide charges from a 2011 crash in Waltham. However, some people say they believe her boyfriend, William Vasquez, was driving at the time of the accident.

As prosecutors continue their case against a woman accused of motor vehicle homicide in the death of a Waltham man, court papers show multiple individuals have testified she was not driving the car. Blanca Contreras, 29, of Waltham is facing multiple charges, including motor vehicle homicide, for allegedly striking with a car and killing Scott Coxall, 39, on Nov. 23, 2011. While Contreras's trial is set to start on June 13, Waltham District Court documents show several individuals involved in the case have repeatedly said Contreras was not driving the car. They say her boyfriend, William Vasquez, was driving at the time of the accident. Vasquez, in March 2012, told Waltham Police he was driving the car and that he lied previously when he …

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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 …

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Five Things You Need to Know: Feb. 4

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Today's weather forecast -- 32 degrees and sunny. The Northeast School PTO will meet from 7 - 9 p.m. at the school. WeightWatchers will meet at 5 p.m. at 101 School St. A local campaign to build community relations in Waltham will start soon! The trial of a Waltham woman accused of the motor vehicle homicide of a Waltham man will start soon.

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Date Set For Jury Trial of Waltham Woman in Coxall Death

Blanca Contreras is facing motor vehicle homicide charges in the death of a Waltham man.

Date Set For Jury Trial of Waltham Woman in Coxall Death

Blanca Contreras is facing motor vehicle homicide charges in the death of a Waltham man.

Jury selection for the trial of a Waltham woman charged with motor vehicle homicide is set to begin on March 6, according to the Middlesex County District Attorney’s office. Blanca Contreras, a 29-year-old Guatemalan woman in the country illegally, is charged with motor vehicle homicide in the November 2011 hit-and-run crash that killed Scott Coxall, 39, of Waltham. Her case is being handled at Waltham District Court. Authorities say Contreras was driving the car that struck Coxall at the intersection of School and Church streets on Nov. 23, 2011 at around 6 p.m. The car fled the scene but police later arrested Contreras at her home.  Contreras’s attorney later claimed her boyfriend, William Vasquez, was driving the car that struck Coxall…

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tom vanbuskirk

7:21 am on Tuesday, April 23, 2013

that would depend on your state. over here on the west coast,if its a gross misdemeanor,they deport them asap but are in jail untill then. if its a felony,they serve whatever the sentence is first then get sent back. this being a hit and run,with a fatality,is sure to be several felony charges. so its all on that states own laws. and from the way its worded in this article,as soon as court …   more ›

Waltham Man Pleads Not Guilty To Lying to Police

William Vasquez is charged with lying to authorities in the hit-and-run death of Scott Coxall.

The man charged with misleading authorities in the hit-and-run death of a Waltham man last year was released last week after pleading not guilty, according to WCAC-TV.  William Vasquez, 34, of Waltham, pleaded not guilty to making misleading statements to authorities during a Waltham District Court hearing on Oct. 17, according to WCAC-TV. Vasquez was ordered to surrender his passport as well.  Vasquez is the boyfriend of Blanca Contreras who is facing motor vehicle homicide charges for hitting and killing Scott Coxall the night before Thanksgiving of 2011. Vasquez originally told Waltham Police he was not driving the car that struck Coxall. In a March interview, however, he reversed his prior statements and told police he was driving the …

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Ryan Grannan-Doll

10:56 am on Tuesday, December 18, 2012

It's ok Charles. Thanks for adjusting your comments.   more ›

Waltham Man Charged In Coxall Hit-And-Run Death

A Waltham man now claims he, and not his wife, was driving the car that struck and killed Scott Coxall.

Waltham Man Charged in Coxall Hit-And-Run Death

A Waltham man now claims he, and not his wife, was driving the car that struck and killed Scott Coxall.

The husband of the Waltham woman facing motor vehicle homicide charges has told police that he, and not his wife, was actually driving the car that struck and killed Scott Coxall in November of 2011, according to court records. Waltham Police have officially charged William Vasquez, 34, of 19 Mt. Pleasant St., with witness intimidation after he allgedly bullied his wife into telling police she was driving the car, according to a Sept. 24 Waltham Police report. Previously, Blanca Contreras's attorney had claimed that Vasquez was driving the car that killed Coxall in 2011. However, Vasquez was not formally charged by Waltham Police until Sept. 25, 2012.  According to the report, police, at the request of the Middlesex County District …

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Ryan Grannan-Doll

1:21 pm on Tuesday, October 9, 2012

A previous comment has been deleted because it accused somebody of something without evidence to back it up.   more ›

Should Law Bar Illegal Immigrants From Registering Cars?

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Should illegal immigrants living in Massachusetts residents be prohibited from registering a car? A new state law intended to prevent illegal immigrants from registering or operating a car requires anybody registering a vehicle provide proof of legal residence, a Social Security number or a license, our partners at Sharon Patch recently reported.  Previously, motorists were only required to show proof of insurance and their date of birth. The law would have prevented Blanca Contreras, a Waltham illegal immigrant accused of motor vehicle homicide of a Waltham man, from registering a car. However, the car she was allegedly driving during the incident was not registered to her.  Gov. Deval Patrick, who vetoed the law prior to lawmakers …

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Feds Taking Steps To Improve Secure Communities Program

The program will start on May 15.

With a new fingerprint sharing program to determine the immigration status of suspects set to start tomorrow, federal immigration authorities are taking steps that would mitigate concerns. The Secure Communities program, which is set to start on Tuesday, May 15, statewide, will have local law enforcement officers run fingerprints of suspects through federal databases to determine whether a suspect is in the country illegally. ICE spokesman Ross Feinstein said the agency's policy is confirm the program's start only after it is actually launched.  As it prepares to roll out the program, ICE has taken the following steps to improve its implementation, according to a federal immigration official. The program starts in the wake of recent …

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