Second driver involved in deadly Chicopee crash due in court

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Another driver charged in connection to a deadly hit and run crash in Chicopee is expected to be in court on Wednesday.
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another driver charged in connection to
a deadly hit and run crash in Chapie is
expected to be in court today 22 News
reporter Claire Overton is live in
studio with what happened in court on
Tuesday when a second driver allegedly
involved in this crash was arraigned
Taylor and Julia I was at Chipe District
Court yesterday when the first driver
charged in connection with the deadly
crash appeared in court And now today
the second driver is set to appear On
Tuesday the jud judge entered a
not-uilty plea on behalf of Levant
Williams Jr one of the suspects involved
in that deadly crash back in February
That crash resulted in the death of
34year-old Vanessa Perez Police say she
was struck and killed by two separate
vehicles as she was walking on Abbey
Memorial Drive That night a call was
placed to 911 by an individual that
identified herself as Lavanta
Prosecution says the caller hung up the
call when they told dispatch police
arrived but they didn't stay to speak
with police Williams is charged with
leaving the scene of personal injury and
death However his lawyer said there are
many issues with the case and said in an
interview after the arraignment that his
client is cooperating with law
enforcement and tried to do what was
right that night by stopping and
flagging down people to help The second
suspect Arldo Lopez is set to be
arraigned today on two felony charges
including negligent operation of a motor
vehicle and leaving the scene of
personal injury and death 22 News will
continue to follow this story on air
online and on the 22 News mobile app as
updates become available working for you
Claire Overton 22 News
