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Dr. Gosy pleads guilty to unlawfully prescribing painkillers; overdose death charges dropped

By Tom Dinki • Jan 7, 2020

A Williamsville pain specialist, who had been accused of causing six overdose deaths, has admitted to unlawfully prescribing painkillers over the course of a decade.

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Gosy practice closed for two weeks

By Marian Hetherly • May 2, 2016

The Williamsville pain management practice of Dr. Eugene Gosy is closed for two weeks. The closure notice is posted on the practice website.

Basil sentenced to 18 years for fatal Molly's Pub shove

By Omar Fetouh & Michael Mroziak • Jul 22, 2015

Jeffrey Basil, the former bar manager who pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter in the 2014 death of an Air National Guardsman, was sentenced to 18 years in prison Wednesday in State Supreme Court.

Basil sentencing adjourned until April

By WBFO Newsroom • Feb 23, 2015

The sentencing of Jeffrey Basil, the man convicted of killing an Air National Guardsman William Sager Jr. at Molly's Pub in 2014, was adjourned Monday morning at the request of his attorney.

Basil faces upgraded murder charge in Sager's death

By Chris Caya • Aug 25, 2014

Former Molly's Pub manager Jeffrey Basil now faces a murder charge in the death of William Sager Jr.

Officer says he witnessed Molly's Pub shove down stairs

By Chris Caya • May 23, 2014

A grand jury will be getting the case against Molly's Pub manager Jeffrey Basil, charged with felony assault for allegedly "launching" William Sager Jr. down a flight stairs at Molly's May 11.

James Corasanti sentenced to one year in prison

By Chris Caya • Aug 17, 2012

Dr. James Corasanti of Amherst has been sentenced to one year in prison for a DWI conviction stemming from the hit-and-run accident that killed 18-year-old Alexandria Rice last summer.

It was the maximum sentence that could have been handed down by Erie County Court Judge Sheila DiTullio, who reminded Corasanti "you drank a lot of booze that night."

Lawyers ask for reduced charges against Corasanti

By WBFO Newsroom • May 24, 2012

Defense attorneys in the Dr. James Corasanti trial Thursday asked for reductions on two of the three counts to less serious charges.

Attorneys for both the prosecution and defense in the Dr. James Corasanti vehicular manslaughter trial met with Erie County Court Judge Sheila DiTullio Thursday to discuss the charges against Corasanti.

Corasanti takes the witness stand

By Chris Caya • May 18, 2012

Dr. James Corasanti was called to the witness stand Friday morning in his vehicular manslaughter for the fatal hit-and-run death of 18-year-old Alexandria Rice.

Defense Attorney Joel Daniels called Corasanti to testify in day 14 of the trial in Erie County Court. The courtroom was packed in anticipation of Corasanti taking the stand.

Prosecution rests, past DWI will not be allowed in Corasanti trial

By Chris Caya • May 17, 2012

A defense request to dismiss all charges against Dr. James Corasanti of Amherst was denied Thursday. Erie County Court Judge Sheila DiTullio denied the request by defense attorney Joel Daniels, who was seeking to have all five charges against the Amherst doctor dropped.

The prosecution rested its case late Thursday morning after calling its 37th witness to the stand. Corasanti is accused in the fatal hit-and-run of Alexandria Rice last July while she was riding on her longboard on Heim Road.

RN testifies in Day 5 of Corasanti trial

By Chris Caya • May 4, 2012

Dr. James Corasanti's vehicular manslaughter trial resumed for its fifth day Thursday afternoon in Erie County Court with the Prosecution calling registered nurse Hope Dalrymple.

Dalrymple is the RN at Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital who carried out the court-ordered DWI blood test on Dr. Corasanti five hours after the car he was driving struck and killed 18-year-old Alexandria Rice as she was skateboarding on Heim Road the night of July 8, 2011.