A New York woman was sentenced to more than 20 years in prison for killing a police officer while driving drunk in a gruesome hit-and-run that took place hours after she blasted cops on a podcast.
Many police officers were present for the sentencing of Jessica Beauvais, who was found guilty of crashing into NYPD officer Anastasios Tsakos in 2021.
Tsakos was directing traffic at the scene of an accident on a New York highway in 2021 when Beauvais crashed into him around 2 a.m. She fled the scene but officers chased her down.
Hours earlier, 34-year-old Beauvais livestreamed a podcast about the murder of George Floyd. She appeared to be drinking shots of alcohol and washing it down with juice. She ended the podcast by directing an expletive at police.
Beauvais told authorities she smoked marijuana before getting behind the wheel. She apologized in tears after being taken into custody.
“I’m sorry that I hit him and that he’s dead,” Beauvais said.
At the time of the crash, Beauvais’ driver’s license was suspended for failure to pay a fine related to a previous speeding conviction, police said.
In court Wednesday, Queens Supreme Court Justice Michael Aloise sentenced Beauvais to 20 years in prison for aggravated manslaughter and 2 1/3 to 7 years for leaving the scene of an accident, with the sentences to run consecutively.
At her sentencing, Beauvais also said she was sorry.
Tsakos, 43, left behind a wife and two children. His widow told the court about the moment she found out her husband was dead. “I instantly doubled over in pain. On the way to the hospital I prayed to God, to please let him be alive. I needed him. I couldn’t picture my life without him,” she said.
Hey Beauvais….you’re a typical gullible, clueless, liberal AMERICAN woke female who spews garbage and is very stupid & naive about reality. Enjoy prison you murderer.
I agree with you 100%
This George Floyd BS and people ranting about it should educate themselves. George’s death is on George, drugs and heart disease are not a good combination. So another officer is in prison to appease people who are just looking for a reason to steal and destroy. This cop should not be in prison but apparently no court has the guts to right a wrong.
This woman should never be let out. I have found that idiots like this who rant and have to have an audience usually have no clue as to what they are talking about. The pain she put on this family is forever and her sentence should be too.