Drunk Driver Who Struck and Killed NYPD Detective Sentenced to More Than 20 Years in Prison

Drunk Driver Who Struck and Killed NYPD Detective Sentenced to More Than 20 Years in Prison
Jessica Beauvais enters the courtroom for her sentencing at the Queens Criminal Court in New York on Feb. 21, 2024. Olivia Falcigno/Newsday via AP
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NEW YORK—A woman who struck and killed a New York City police detective after speeding through an NYPD roadblock while driving drunk was sentenced Wednesday to more than 20 years in prison.

A jury convicted Jessica Beauvais, 35, of Hempstead of aggravated manslaughter and other charges in October. She was arrested in April 2021 following the death of 43-year-old Anastasios Tsakos.