Potsdam crash defendant pleads guilty in deaths of two Massena residents
An Ogdensburg man pleaded guilty in St. Lawrence County Court to charges connected to a 2024 Potsdam crash that killed two Massena residents.
By the ClickNNY North Country Desk
Connor Graveline pleaded guilty in St. Lawrence County Court to two counts of criminally negligent homicide, failing to stop at a stop sign and using an electronic device while driving. The plea is connected to a December 2024 crash in the town of Potsdam that killed two people, according to initial reports.
The crash happened at State Highway 310 and County Route 34, where a pickup truck struck an SUV after allegedly going through a stop sign. The people who died were identified as Real Coupal, 84, and Loretta Perez, 73, both of Massena.
The plea agreement calls for a one-year jail sentence. Graveline was taken to the county jail, and formal sentencing is scheduled for Nov. 16.
This story was written from a community submission and reviewed by a ClickNNY editor before publication.
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