Bethel man gets 18 months in fatal Mother’s Day crash
A Bethel man has been sentenced to 18 months in jail after pleading guilty for his role in a fatal two-car crash last year.
Court records show Bradley Stock was sentenced last week to five years in jail, suspended after 18 months. His sentence includes five years of probation when he’s released from jail.
Stock, 66, previously pleaded guilty to a single charge of misconduct with a motor vehicle in connection with the crash on May 10, 2020. The driver of the other car died three days after the collision, according to police. She was later identified by her daughter, Patricia Moriarty, as 78-yearold Barbara Camlek.
“The family is at peace with this sentence and we were happy to get justice for our mother’s death,” Moriarty said. “She was the heart of our family and we still have a huge hole where she was.”
Stock’s lawyer, Joseph Romanello, said he believes the sentence was fair considering his client did not have a criminal history.
“He’s just extremely remorseful. He’s been in therapy since it’s happened,” Romanello said. “It’s a very unfortunate tragic incident. I just hope that the victim’s family has some closure now. He really feels for the victim and the victim’s family.”
Moriarty said her family is disappointed it took so long for Stock to be convicted and sentenced, but she appreciated the work of Bethel Police Sgt. James Christos, who she said investigated the case.
Bethel police said the crash occurred on Route 53 near Mansfield Street.
“An investigation by Bethel Police determined that the crash occurred when a northbound vehicle, operated by Bradley Stock, crossed over the center line while passing another northbound vehicle,” Bethel police said in a statement at the time.
Police said Stock’s vehicle was traveling “at a high rate of speed” when it struck the other car head-on in the southbound lane.
Moriarty said her mother grew up in Queens and moved to the area in 1981 for a job at Union Carbide.
“To me, she was the best mother in the world and to have her die on Mother’s Day was something that was really hard to wrap my head around,” Moriarty said.