NEW HAVEN, Conn. — A jury in New Haven Superior Court has found a New Haven man guilty in a 2022 crash that killed a West Haven man, the New Haven Judicial District State's Attorney's office said Monday.

Joseph Duarte, 54, was convicted Oct. 23 of second-degree manslaughter with a vehicle, misconduct with a vehicle and driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, according to State's Attorney John P. Doyle Jr. Judge Tracy Lee Dayton presided over the trial.

Prosecutors said evidence at trial showed that about 1 a.m. on March 11, 2022, Duarte was driving a 2014 Nissan Murano while drunk at the intersection of Middletown Avenue and Flint Street in New Haven when his SUV struck a Toyota driven by Christian Sanchez-Martinez, 28, of West Haven. Sanchez-Martinez died.

Duarte had a blood alcohol content of 0.11 at the time of the crash, prosecutors said. Data from the SUV's event data recorder showed he was traveling 86 mph two and a half seconds before the impact, according to the state's attorney's office.

Duarte is scheduled to be sentenced Dec. 22 in New Haven Superior Court.

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