FeedsTeen charged in fatal car crash
A Livonia teen accused of causing a fatal car crash last month was charged last Thursday with a series of felonies stemming from the incident.
According to a written statement from the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office, 16-year-old Daniel Aldo Andreassi of Livonia has been arraigned on multiple charges for his alleged involvement in a May 18 crash that killed a Detroit man and injured a Westland woman.
The Stevenson High School student is accused of killing 20-year-old Anthony Michael Cosenza of Detroit and injuring Cosenza’s passenger, 20-year-old Amy Adams of Westland when he allegedly hit the 1997 Mercury Sable in which the couple was traveling at 12:35 a.m. near 35780 Five Mile Road in Livonia. Cosenza was pronounced dead at the scene. Adams was taken to St. Mary Mercy Hospital in Livonia for treatment.
According to information provided by the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office, police allegedly recovered beer cans from the 1999 Camaro Andreassi was driving following the crash. Andreassi was allegedly also found to have alcohol and THC—which is found in marijuana—in his system after the crash.
“The defendant had a combination of alcohol, THC and was driving at speeds up to 109 mph with a devil-may-care attitude,” said Worthy. “No one should be surprised that this resulted in the death of Mr. Cosenza and the serous injury of Ms. Adams. I would hope that every parent who hands a set of keys to a teenager would keep this case and cases like it in mind.”
Andreassi was charged as an adult and arraigned on multiple charges on June 12 at 16th District Court in Livonia. He now faces charges of second-degree murder, a felony punishable by up to life in prison if convicted, as well as manslaughter with a motor vehicle, a felony punishable by up to 15 years in prison and fines of up to $7,500.
In addition, he is charged with operating a motor vehicle while impaired causing death, a felony punishable by up to 15 years in prison and/or fines between $2,500-$10,000 and operating a motor vehicle while impaired causing serious injury, a felony punishable by up to five years in prison and/or fines between $1,000-$5,000. In addition, he faces one count of felonious driving, a felony punishable by up to two years in prison and/or fines of $2,000. He has also been charged with minor in possession of alcohol, a misdemeanor punishable by up to 90 days in prison and/or a $100 fine.
No bond was set.
He is now scheduled to return to the 16th District Court for preliminary hearing on July 1.
At the preliminary hearing, a prosecutor must convince the judge that there is sufficient evidence that a crime was committed and that the defendant committed the crime to warrant sending the case to trial.
