1Driver in Mother’s Day fatal crash sentenced to 28½ years to life in Queens

QUEENS, NY — A Queens man convicted in a deadly 2022 hit‑and‑run that killed a South Jamaica woman on Mother’s Day has been sentenced to 28½ years to life in prison, concluding a case that centered on a commercial truck he had never driven before and a series of collisions that turned a quiet morning into a fatal scene.

Roosevelt Rose, 59, of Jamaica, was sentenced after a jury found him guilty in July of second‑degree murder, first‑degree assault, third‑degree criminal mischief, and leaving the scene without reporting. The sentence was handed down by Queens Supreme Court Justice Michael Aloise.

According to trial testimony, the crash unfolded on May 8, 2022, around 8:30 a.m., when Rose attempted a three‑point

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