Man sentenced for role in fatal accident
By David Harry
Staff Writer
A former South Portland resident was sentenced to the next four years in prison for his role in a fatal accident in Portland almost a year ago.
Yannick Mulongo, 22, pleaded guilty in Cumberland County Superior Court last Friday to charges of manslaughter, aggravated assault and causing a fatal accident while operating under the influence.
In accepting the plea agreement, Justice Robert Crowley sentenced Mulongo to 12 years in prison for the manslaughter charge and suspended eight years of the sentence. A five-year term for aggravated assault charge and a six-month sentence for OUI also were suspended.
He had been indicted by a Cumberland County grand jury last December on a charge of manslaughter, four counts of aggravated assault, a count for causing a fatal accident while operating under the influence, theft, reckless conduct, criminal speed and operating without a license.
Mulongo also will be on probation for four years after his release, had his driver’s license suspended for 10 years, is prohibited from operating any motor vehicle or possessing vehicle keys while on probation and must pay a $2,100 fine after his release.
Mulongo is a native of the Republic of the Congo who emigrated to the U.S. in 2004 and had given his address as the Olde English apartment complex in the Redbank area.
He was driving a 2001 Mustang south on Brighton Avenue in Portland at around 2:35 a.m. on Sept. 20, 2009, when he lost control of the car, according to court records.
Police said he was driving about 76 mph in a 35 mph zone when he collided head-on with a northbound 2000 Impala driven by Fartun Adan, 32, of Portland. After the collision, Mulongo hit two utility poles.
Guy Kitoko, 18, who was riding in the front passenger seat, died on the scene and two male teenagers riding in back sustained injuries. Emergency crews responding to the scene smelled alcohol and found a bottle of whiskey in the car Mulongo drove, police said.
When tested at Maine Medical Center, Mulongo had a blood alcohol level of .08, the legal limit in Maine, according to court records. Police said Mulongo had taken the Mustang without the knowledge of its owner.
Staff Writer David Harry can be reached at 282-4337, ext. 219.
Staff Writer
A former South Portland resident was sentenced to the next four years in prison for his role in a fatal accident in Portland almost a year ago.
Yannick Mulongo, 22, pleaded guilty in Cumberland County Superior Court last Friday to charges of manslaughter, aggravated assault and causing a fatal accident while operating under the influence.
In accepting the plea agreement, Justice Robert Crowley sentenced Mulongo to 12 years in prison for the manslaughter charge and suspended eight years of the sentence. A five-year term for aggravated assault charge and a six-month sentence for OUI also were suspended.
He had been indicted by a Cumberland County grand jury last December on a charge of manslaughter, four counts of aggravated assault, a count for causing a fatal accident while operating under the influence, theft, reckless conduct, criminal speed and operating without a license.
Mulongo also will be on probation for four years after his release, had his driver’s license suspended for 10 years, is prohibited from operating any motor vehicle or possessing vehicle keys while on probation and must pay a $2,100 fine after his release.
Mulongo is a native of the Republic of the Congo who emigrated to the U.S. in 2004 and had given his address as the Olde English apartment complex in the Redbank area.
He was driving a 2001 Mustang south on Brighton Avenue in Portland at around 2:35 a.m. on Sept. 20, 2009, when he lost control of the car, according to court records.
Police said he was driving about 76 mph in a 35 mph zone when he collided head-on with a northbound 2000 Impala driven by Fartun Adan, 32, of Portland. After the collision, Mulongo hit two utility poles.
Guy Kitoko, 18, who was riding in the front passenger seat, died on the scene and two male teenagers riding in back sustained injuries. Emergency crews responding to the scene smelled alcohol and found a bottle of whiskey in the car Mulongo drove, police said.
When tested at Maine Medical Center, Mulongo had a blood alcohol level of .08, the legal limit in Maine, according to court records. Police said Mulongo had taken the Mustang without the knowledge of its owner.
Staff Writer David Harry can be reached at 282-4337, ext. 219.
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