Crime & Safety
Man Faces Sentencing For Commack Crash That Killed Cop
Jose Borbon pleaded guilty to drunk driving in the 2009 death of Officer Glen Ciano.
A Plainview man who admitted to causing a Commack crash that claimed the life of a police officer in 2009 faces sentencing today in Suffolk Court.
Jose Borbon, 24, admitted in November to driving drunk and talking on a cell phone when he collided with a patrol car driven by Suffolk County Police Officer Glen Ciano at the intersection of Vanderbilt Parkway and Commack Road in Feb. 2009. Ciano, 45, a father of two, died when his vehicle struck a utility pole and caught fire.
Borbon will appear before State Supreme Court Justice Robert W. Doyle inin Riverhead on Friday. Check in with Commack Patch for the latest news on the sentencing throughout the morning.
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