LI Man Gets 5-12 Years In Prison For Deadly DWI Crash: Nassau DA

MINEOLA, NY — A Long Beach man was sentenced to prison time on Tuesday for a 2022 drunken motorcycle crash that killed a New York City public school teacher walking across a Rockville Centre street, prosecutors said.

Christopher Flores, 29, was sentenced to five to 12 years in prison, Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly announced.

Flores pleaded guilty in January to charges that included second-degree manslaughter, first-degree vehicular manslaughter and driving while ability impaired by the combined influence of alcohol and drugs as a felony.

"This defendant should have known the consequences of driving while intoxicated, having been prosecuted in 2016 for a DWI in Island Park. But instead, Christopher Flores got drunk and high on marijuana and sped down Merrick Road, striking and killing Scott Brower less than two blocks away from his home," Donnelly said.

Blood taken from Flores at the hospital after the crash showed a blood alcohol content of .17 percent and evidence of cannabis use.

"Scott was a beloved teacher and basketball coach and an inspiration to his students at P.S. 20 in Flushing, Queens. He was doing the work to change young lives every day, while raising a 21-month-old daughter of his own. Scott was tragically taken from his family, his friends, and the Flushing community he served with pride by this careless and reckless defendant," Donnelly said.