OCEAN CITY – Ava Marie DelRicco has passed away 12 years after an accident on Coastal Highway left her with major lifelong disabilities.
“Baby Ava” was just 18 months old Dec. 16, 2011, when she and her mom, Anne Marie DelRicco, were stopped at a traffic light on Coastal Highway. A Ford F150, driven by Andre Kaczynski, then 48, of Ocean Pines, slammed into the back of DelRicco vehicle at a speed greater than 90 mph, seriously injuring Anne Marie and her daughter. The child had to be extricated from the totaled vehicle and was flown to Johns Hopkins in Baltimore. Kaczynski’s own vehicle burst into flames and a later search of the truck revealed a bottle of PCP.
Kaczynski later admitted smoking PCP while crossing the Route 90 bridge into Ocean City and barreling up Coastal Highway before the fateful collision during which he never slowed or attempted to brake. Kaczynski’s own vehicle burst into flames and a later search of the truck revealed a bottle of PCP.
Kaczynski plead guilty in August 2012 to the 11 counts against him including causing life-threatening injuries by motor vehicle while impaired by a controlled dangerous substance, possession of PCP and others. He was sentenced in October 2012 to 15 years in jail, all but 10 years of which were suspended.
So tragic, and completely avoidable-DON”T DRINK / DO DRUGS and DRIVE! The drunken / drugged driver so often ends up walking away without a scratch but causes total devastation to their victims. God Bless Baby Eva and her family.
So what’s going on with the Gavin Kunup case?
The trial dates have not changed, but the hearing on the 31st was cancelled.
https://www.oceancitytoday.com/news/gavin-knupp-hit-and-run-suspects-first-hearing-canceled/article_d58d7748-00ab-11ee-acee-c3ea76c0d56d.html
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I wonder how many will show up outside that courthouse in September. I wouldn’t want to be that boy when that happens.
Looking the grieving family in the eye knowing he killed that kid… best thing he could do for his immortal soul would be to admit guilt and take the prison time praying for forgiveness from the Almighty.
The story of the rabbit and tortoise applies here. Rabbit is very very quick, fast but not effective nor efficient.
Tortoise is very slow, crosses all T’s, dots all I’s and ALWAYS wins at the end.
Patience.
Do you really believe that 10:35? This trial is being drug out and will slowly disappear. The family has money and friends in high places.