A Camillus man already accused of killing three people in a car accident near O-C-C early this year had his bail option revoked Monday from a new arrest this weekend. 31 year-old Anthony Saccone is facing several charges, including reckless driving, after police say he performed a burn-out in a car driving on a suspended license, and had been drinking.
Onondaga County District Attorney Bill Fitzpatrick filled us in as to what police discovered.
“The Sherriff’s noticed a car doing a spin out, hitting the gas, the car not moving, just burning rubber with the back wheels, then taking off at an unsafe rate of speed down the road. And when they pulled the car over they noticed some shuffling from within the vehicle. But the deputy was able to identify the driver as Mr. Saccone.”
Some may be surprised the man was free on bail. The D-A says the bail system is designed in New York to secure a party’s appearance in court. Higher bail requirements make it less likely a person may be able to go free before a trial.
“Now originally we made the argument in front of Judge (Matthew) Doran that bail should be very, very high because of the available evidence of guilt regarding Mr. Saccone. We did that in open court. Judge Doran accepted those arguments and set bail at $2 million. That bail was later reduced by a superior court judge and that’s why Saccone was able to be out on bail.”
Fitzpatrick says Judge Doran will handle the first case of the triple fatal alcohol-related accident. He ultimately made the decision to revoke Saccone’s bail after the weekend incidents. Saccone had recently been seen drinking with friends in social media posts. And while Fitzpatrick says drinking probably didn’t violate his parole, it sent another message to the families of the victims in last February’s fatal car crash.
“I can’t dictate how an individual is going to behave once he or she is out on bail. But at the very minimum he has completely ignored the advice of his attorney. And every time one of those pictures is seen, every time the family has to read about him on a Saturday morning at 2:00 am drinking and out joy riding, that just reopens wound that is still very fresh, and is in the process of healing and will be healing probably forever.”
ORIGINAL CHARGES FROM FEB 23 INCIDENT (MARCH 12 INDICTMENT)
- 3 counts of second-degree murder
- 3 counts of driving while intoxicated
- Reckless driving
- Leaving the scene of an accident
- Vehicular homicide (later added)
Saccone is next scheduled to be in court in October for the triple-fatal accident. He’s charged wi th running a red light at 86 mph, killing 19-year-old Baylie C. Rose, 18-year-old Michael S. Walker and 20-year-old Samra Osmanovic.
