Lindy Drugged Driver Sentenced in Crash That Hurt Three Teens

A Lindenhurst woman who struck three teenagers in Deer Park while driving under the influence of drugs was sentenced to a year in jail on Tuesday, according to a report on Newsday.com.

Cathleen T. Wild, 30, pleaded guilty to felony charges of vehicular assault and assault, as well as misdemeanor charges of operating a motor vehicle under the influence of drugs, possession of a hypodermic instrument and aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle.

Wild will be on probation for five years once she's released from jail, and she'll be tested for drugs and alcohol during that period.

Newsday reported Wild will be sent to prison for two to six years if she violates parole.

According to Suffolk Police, Wild was traveling in her 1997 GMC Jimmy westbound on Grand Boulevard on August 7, 2011 as three 16-year-olds crossed the road at West Sixth Street at approximately 11:45 p.m.

The three teens - Thomas Pirrone, Gabrielle Ferraro and Paulino Harrington, all from Deer Park - were struck by Wild's vehicle.

After being struck Harrington was airlifted to Stony Brook University Medical Center and was listed in serious, but stable condition.

In addition, Pirrone and Ferraro were transported to Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center in West Islip with non-life threatening injuries after being struck.

All three spoke at Wild's sentencing, Newsday reported.

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