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Former New York Yankee Jim Leyritz was arrested on Friday after a car accident he was involved in resulted in the death of a 30-year old woman. Leyritz has been charged with vehicular manslaughter and is also being held on suspicions of driving under the influence of alcohol.

Former New York Yankee Jim Leyritz was a part of the 1996 and 1999 championship teams.

Witnesses of the accident said that Leyritz drove through a red light in his 2006 Ford Expedition and collided with the 2000 Mitsubishi Montero being driven by 30-year-old Ann Veitch. Officers who arrived at the scene of the accident around 3:20am, said that Leyritz has an alcohol odor. Leyritz refused a breatherlizer test requested by the arresting officers. Because Veitch, who was not wearing a seatbelt and was ejected from the car, died, a blood test of Leyritz blood alcohol level was taken without his consent and results have not returned yet.

It was not a good 2007 for the New York Yankees and apparently the year can’t come to a close fast enough.

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