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Thomas McGrath and Matthew Monthie file in County Court
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DA’s office will oppose the motions
ALBANY — Thomas McGrath, a 72-year-old Slingerlands man indicted in May, and Matthew Monthie, a 28-year-old Clifton Park resident indicted in June, filed separate motions in Albany County Court last month to dismiss the indictments in their respective criminal cases.
Each case involves fatal car crashes along Route 85 near the Albany city line in Slingerlands. McGrath is being tried for the death of 17-year-old Michael Kleinke , who was killed in a crash in May 2023. Monthie faces trial for the death of Selkirk resident Shawna Marzah l, who died at the scene of a crash nearly a year later.
McGrath was indicted on seven counts, including four felonies: manslaughter in the second degree, assault in the second degree, aggravated vehicular homicide, and driving while ability impaired by the combined influence of drugs. He also faces misdemeanor charges of reckless driving and reckless endangerment in the second degree from a separate incident in Colonie two days before the fatal crash on Route 85.