By Aneri Pattani
A Dorchester man was arraigned Friday, Oct. 9 in Suffolk Superior Court for manslaughter and other charges in a crash that killed an 18-year-old cyclist, officials said.
A Suffolk County Grand Jury returned indictments charging Gregory McCoy, 27, with the manslaughter of Fritz Philogene.
McCoy was allegedly driving a friend’s car and speeding in a residential neighborhood when he approached the intersection of Norwell Street and Talbot Avenue on the night of May 19. Prosecutors claim he slammed into the rear of another car that was stopped at a red light. Both cars went careening through the intersection around 10:10 p.m.
Philogene, who was waiting to cross the street at the intersection with his bicycle, was struck. He died at the scene.
The crash also injured McCoy’s passenger: a 26-year-old Quincy man who owned the car. The driver of the other car was also injured.
McCoy extricated himself from the badly damaged car, and fled the scene on foot, prosecutors said. He left a blood trail from the vehicle to his neighborhood.
Several witnesses came forward to Boston police, eventually leading officers to find McCoy at his Wentworth Street home. He was taken to Carney Hospital, where a blood sample was taken.
Based on that sample, officials believe McCoy’s blood-alcohol content at the time of the collision was above .08, the legal limit for driving, prosecutors said.
McCoy faces charges of manslaughter while operating under the influence, leaving the scene of a collision causing death, leaving the scene of a collision causing injury and reckless operation of a motor vehicle.
A judge ordered McCoy be held on $250,000 bail. His next court appearance is Nov. 19.
