Sophomore charged with drunk driving, vehicular homicide
Wearing a neck brace and sling, a sophomore appeared in a Massachusetts court Tuesday to plead not guilty to vehicular homicide.
Joseph Castano was released on $25,000 bail in Massachusetts following a deadly drunk driving accident last weekend that left passenger Craig Sampson dead. Sampson, Castano’s childhood friend, was a student at Endicott College, according to a April 26 Boston Herald article.
Castano, who played on the varsity soccer team in 2014, faces charges of vehicular homicide after crashing his father’s BMW into a utility pole while leaving Endicott, according to Salem News.
Son of Assistant Provost Kerry Castano, the sophomore was found to have a blood alcohol content of .22 percent after the collision. His trial begins in June, according to Salem News. Until then, he will be allowed to return home to Williston, Vermont.
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Bryan is the managing editor of the Vermont Cynic and has been involved since Jan. 2015. Prior to his position as managing editor, he was a news writer...
