A man from New Square who caused a deadly head-on collision while speeding in the motorcade of the Skver Grand Rabbi, has avoided any criminal charges and will get off with an $886 fine and nine points on his license, according to a report from News 12.

As Shtetl previously reported, Chaim Gordon was driving his Ford Explorer in a motorcade carrying the Skver rabbi when he crossed into oncoming traffic at 76 MPH in a 50 MPH zone, losing control and crashing into a Nissan Xterra driven by Iksong Jin who died.

After initially facing a harsher criminal charge of reckless driving, it was withdrawn under mysterious circumstances. He later entered a plea deal that would have seen him face a fine of over $1,000 and “at least 10 points” according to a statement the Orange County District Attorney gave to News 12 at the time.

The Orange County DA’s office did not immediately respond to an inquiry from Shtetl asking why penalties were reduced.