VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — A Virginia Beach man got much more than the normal maximum sentence after he crashed his car into a Providence Road bookstore late last year and injured two people, including a pregnant woman. Joseph Samuel Grillo, 43, will serve 11 years in prison after pleading guilty July 31 to charges […]
Grillo pleaded guilty to DUI maiming – permanent injury, DUI – maiming – serious injury and DUI in the Dec. 30, 2022 crash at the Providence Square Shopping Center.
Joseph Samuel Grillo, 43, was sentenced for charges of DUI maiming - permanent injury, DUI maiming - serious injury, and DUI on Dec. 5 after pleading guilty to those charges on July 31.
Joseph Grillo pleaded guilty Monday to driving drunk and crashing into a used bookstore in the Providence Square Shopping Center in December. Two people were injured, one seriously. Grillo's blood alcohol content tested at 0.42% afterward, more than five times the legal limit.