Nassau Man Pleads Guilty To Vehicular Homicide In 2024 Drunken Crash: DA

MINEOLA, NY — A Hicksville man pleaded guilty to aggravated vehicular homicide for striking and killing a bicyclist in Westbury in October while heavily intoxicated and impaired by cocaine, Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly announced.

Wilfredo Blanco Molina, 41, pleaded guilty on September 30, to charges of aggravated vehicular homicide, second-degree manslaughter, second-degree assault, aggravated driving while intoxicated, driving while ability impaired by the combined influence of drugs and alcohol and leaving the scene of an incident resulting in death, Donnelly said.

Molina is expected to be sentenced to 4 to 12 years in prison when he returns to court on Dec. 4.

“Not only did this defendant show tremendous recklessness when he crashed into a helpless man riding his bicycle, but in the peak of cowardice, he fled the scene instead of stopping to try to help or call emergency services. Molina only cared about saving himself,” said Donnelly. “He was dangerously intoxicated and under the influence of drugs when he tragically ended Robert McCarthy’s life. Nothing can undo his horrific choices and the tragedy he caused."

Donnelly said that during the overnight hours on October 27, 2024, Molina was driving a 2006 Chrysler Sebring eastbound on Old Country Road when he struck 69-year-old Robert McCarthy as he rode his bicycle near the intersection of State Street.

The victim was thrown from his bicycle into a telephone pole and was pronounced deceased at the scene, prosecutors said.

Molina had a blood alcohol content of .22 approximately two hours after the crash and his blood showed evidence of cocaine use, Donnelly said.

Molina was also found to have cocaine in his pocket during his arrest, she said.

The investigation determined that Molina had been drinking at a bar for several hours before the crash, the D.A.'s office said.

Molina is represented by attorney Christopher Graziano, who Patch attempted to reach for comment.