Lincoln Park,NJ : N.J. man acquitted in fatal 91-mph Lincoln Tunnel crash on may, Tuesday 16th 2017

It took a jury only two hours Tuesday to clear Louis Pine, the Montclair man charged with vehicular homicide and aggravated manslaughter, of all counts following a fatal 91-mph crash in the Lincoln Tunnel in 2014.

"There is no celebration for this case, which involved the death of a man who was obviously beloved by his friends and family," said defense attorney Joseph Hayden, who represented Pine, 42, in the trial. "But justice was done by the verdict because this case arose out of a medical event which ultimately caused the accident."

The courtroom was packed with both friends and family members of Pine and the man who died in the Sept. 2, 2014 collision, Steven M. Benevento, 49, of Summit. Benevento went into cardiac arrest after his Mercedes was rear-ended by Pines' BMW in the high-speed crash. He was taken to a New York City hospital, where he died a few hours later.

Benevento's widow yesterday called the acquittal "unfathomable."

"My family is extremely disappointed with the jury's verdict in this case and we will never understand how the jury reached its decision," said Laura Benevento.
"The jury believes that Louis Pine drove his car in an unconscious state, crashed into the car in front of him at a speed of 91 mph killing my husband, and should not be held accountable for his actions," Laura Benevento told The Jersey Journal.

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N.J. man acquitted in fatal 91-mph Lincoln Tunnel crash