LAS VEGAS — A New Haven police officer pleaded guilty Tuesday in the case of a 2021 deadly crash in Las Vegas, Nevada that killed fellow officer 35-year-old Joshua Castellano.
In September 2021 local police said the car driven by New Haven police officer Robert Ferraro was speeding before hitting another car, a utility pole and a fire hydrant causing Castellano to be ejected from the car.
Two other officers, Matthew Borges and John Truhart and two women from Texas were also in the car.
The collision occurred just before 4 a.m. near the intersection of West Spring Mountain Road and South Decatur Boulevard, Las Vegas Police (LVMPD) said.
Ferraro, Castellano and the others were traveling in a white 2020 Rolls Royce Cullinan at a high rate of speed, and lost control west of the intersection, LVMPD wrote in a release.
Officials continued saying a 2021 white Ford Mustang was waiting to enter the roadway when the Rolls Royce crashed into it, and continued on the road.
The Rolls Royce then crashed into roadside utility poles, landscaping and fire hydrant before overturning onto its roof, ejecting Castellano, and uprighted itself before coming to rest, LVMPD added.
Ferraro remained at the scene and showed signs of impairment, and was subsequently arrested.
Following the crash, Ferraro was placed on administrative leave by the New Haven Police Department.
FOX61 reached out to the New Haven Police Department to clarify Ferraro’s current status with the department, and they said "his status has not changed."
In a virtual hearing Tuesday Ferraro pled guilty on one count of driving under the influence, causing death, a felony.
Ferraro will return to Nevada to turn himself in. Once in custody, he is expected to be sentenced within 90 days.
He faces up to 20 years in prison.
Jake Garcia is a multimedia journalist for FOX61 News. He can be reached at jgarcia@fox61.com. Follow him on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
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