OLEAN - The parents of a former St. Bonaventure University student pleaded not guilty Tuesday to trying to cover up their son's role in the hit-and-run death of a University of Connecticut freshman in January.
Anthony and Donna Alvino of the Suffolk County village of Lindenhurst each were arraigned in Olean City Court on a felony charge of tampering with evidence and misdemeanor charges of tampering with witnesses, hindering prosecution and conspiracy to tamper with evidence.
The Alvinos were released on their own recognizance pending a Jan. 4 hearing in the Town of Allegany court. Their arrests brought to five the number of people charged in the Jan. 20 hit-and-run that killed Carlee Wines, 19, of Manalpan, N.J. on the UConn campus in Storrs.
“Our family is not seeking revenge. It's not seeking vengeance,” said Wines' father, Stephen, who attended Tuesday's court appearance. “But we are seeking accountability for all actions toward this terrible crime.”
The Alvinos' 19-year-old son, Anthony Alvino, pleaded no contest in Rockville, Conn., last month to misconduct with a motor vehicle and evading responsibility in Wines' death. Wines died two days after being struck by the sport utility vehicle Alvino was driving during a night of underage drinking with friends.
The Alvinos were released on their own recognizance pending a Jan. 4 hearing in the Town of Allegany court. Their arrests brought to five the number of people charged in the Jan. 20 hit-and-run that killed Carlee Wines, 19, of Manalpan, N.J. on the UConn campus in Storrs.
“Our family is not seeking revenge. It's not seeking vengeance,” said Wines' father, Stephen, who attended Tuesday's court appearance. “But we are seeking accountability for all actions toward this terrible crime.”
The Alvinos' 19-year-old son, Anthony Alvino, pleaded no contest in Rockville, Conn., last month to misconduct with a motor vehicle and evading responsibility in Wines' death. Wines died two days after being struck by the sport utility vehicle Alvino was driving during a night of underage drinking with friends.
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