Westchester Man Accused Of Killing 2 In Wrong-Way Crash

ARDSLEY, NY — A Westchester man was accused of causing the deaths of two people in a wrong-way crash on I-287 in January. Westchester County District Attorney Anthony A. Scarpino Jr said Jaime Paucar, 50, of Amawalk, was charged with aggravated vehicular homicide, a felony, aggravated driving while intoxicate, a misdemeanor.

Paucar was arraigned in the New Rochelle City Court.

His license was suspended and he was released on his own recognizance because the charges are not eligible for bail, officials said.

Paucar's next court appearance is scheduled for May 19 in Harrison Town Court.

Prosecutors said, on Jan. 30, Paucar drove his Jeep west in the left eastbound lane of I-287 in Harrison.

He crashed head on into a 2018 BMW, which had four people in it.

The driver of the BMW — Jordan Wachtell, 57 — and a 17-year-old passenger, Eric Goldberg, who was sitting in the driver's side back seat, were killed.

Wachtell was taking his son and two others, including Goldberg, to a basketball game. All of the people in the BMW were from Ardsley.

The crash caused the Jeep to roll over and come to rest in the center median. Paucar, who was alone in his vehicle, was taken to the hospital, as were the town surviving passengers in the BMW.

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