State of New York v. Elvis Nolasco

Brooklyn, New York, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with second-degree manslaughter and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon on July 31, 2025.



Elvis Nolasco, age 27=8, of the Bronx, was accused of causing a fatal car accident in 2021 in Sunset Park when he sped through a red light, struck another vehicle, and attempted to flee the scene.



On October 17, 2021, at approximately 4:25 a.m., the defendant was driving a white Mercedes southbound on Third Avenue in Sunset Park at a high rate of speed. NYPD officers activated their lights and sirens and attempted to pull over the defendant, who refused to stop and accelerated. The pursing officers' speedometer reached 80 miles per hour as the defendant ran through multiple red lights. At the intersection of 60th Street, the defendant sped through another red light and T-boned a Nissan Altima driven by James Lopez, 42, who was lawfully proceeding through the intersection. Mr. Lopez was taken to NYU Langone Hospital–Brooklyn, where he died.



Furthermore, according to the evidence, the defendant attempted to flee the scene on foot, but was apprehended nearby hiding under a parked car. A subsequent investigation revealed that the defendant was driving with a suspended license.



The defendant was arrested on April 18, 2023, following an investigation led by the NYPD's Collision Investigation Squad.



The case was prosecuted by Senior Assistant District Attorney Danyelle Shapiro and Assistant District Attorney Bianca Kushner, of the District Attorney's Green Zone Trial Bureau, under the supervision of Assistant District Attorney Jennifer Nocella, Chief of the Street Safety Bureau and Assistant District Attorney Frank DeGaetano, Chief of the Green Zone.

The Defendant was found guilty and was sentenced to 12 years in prison.