Prosecution Offers Plea Deal to Man Charged in Vehicular Homicide

By D.C. Witness Staff - June 25, 2019
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During a preliminary hearing June 25, the prosecution offered a plea deal to a murder defendant charged in a 2018 vehicular homicide. 

Tyler Hurley is charged with second-degree murder for his alleged involvement in the death of Kunal Talwar on Dec. 23 2018, at the intersection of 19th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW. According to court documents, Hurley’s blood alcohol level was .04 percent three hours after the collision. 

According to the terms of the plea agreement, if Hurley, 21, pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter, he could face four to 10 years in prison. Court documents state that the crash occurred after Hurley ran a red light. 

Defense attorney, Bernard Grimm, said he just received the terms of the plea offer and requested to have more time to discuss the offer with his client. 

Grimm also requested that DC Superior Court Judge Craig Iscoe revert back to Hurley’s original release order so that he could drive to work. 

D.C. Witness reported that Hurley was allowed to go on a family vacation to the beach, which required him to remove his ankle monitor since it wouldn’t work in sand. Judge Iscoe ordered that the monitor could be removed for the vacation, and stipulated that Hurley couldn’t operate a motor vehicle under the new terms. 

Judge Iscoe agreed to revert back to the original release order. The prosecutor agreed, saying he “doesn’t see [Hurley] as a danger.” 

The defense is expected to respond to the plea offer by the next scheduled hearing on July 22.