Charlestown man sentenced to serve 17 years for deadly hit-and-run Published on Friday, January 17, 2025 Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that a Charlestown man has been sentenced in Kent County Superior Court to serve 17 years at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI) for the driving death of 17-year-old Olivia Passaretti in 2022. On January 17, 2025, Superior Court Justice Luis M. Matos sentenced Aramis Segura (age 33) to 25 years with 17 years to serve at the ACI, an eight-year loss of license, and a $5,000 fine. On October 18, 2024, the defendant pleaded nolo contendere to one count of driving to endanger resulting in death and one count of guilty of one count of failure to stop after being involved in a crash that resulted in death. On August 2, 2024, a jury found Segura’s co-defendant Alicia Peckham guilty of aiding and abetting, concealing the commission of a felony, and obstructing an officer. Judge Matos sentenced Peckham to three years with 10 months to serve at the ACI and the remainder of her sentence under home confinement, a $5,000 fine, and 200 hours of community service. “This is one of those cases that stays with you,” said Attorney General Neronha. “Olivia deserved so much better; to live a full life into old age. Yet, because of the reckless actions of this defendant, her loved ones are left to wonder what her life might have looked like, what might have been. Olivia’s spirit lives on through her family and friends, and I hope this sentencing provides them with some measure of peace. Finally, I am grateful to the Rhode Island State Police for their exceptional work and partnership on this case and so many others.” During the trial, the State proved beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant left the scene of a car crash that killed 17-year-old Olivia Passaretti during the early morning hours of New Years Day in 2022. At approximately 12:30 a.m. on January 1, 2022, the defendant was driving his 2010 Mercedes Benz C300 sedan at a high rate of speed on I-95 South when he changed lanes and collided with a 2008 Nissan Altima. In the immediate aftermath of the crash, the defendant fled the scene, leaving his car behind. Olivia Passaretti’s vehicle rolled into the west shoulder of the highway and landed on its roof after hitting a large tree. Warwick rescue personnel pronounced Olivia Passaretti as deceased at the scene. At 2:31 a.m., the defendant called Ms. Peckham and asked her to pick him up in East Greenwich. A short time later, Peckham picked him up and drove him to their home in Charlestown. Several hours later, the State Police arrived at their Charlestown home looking for the defendant, and Peckham denied knowing his whereabouts. Shortly thereafter, State troopers located the defendant inside the home and arrested him. “All too often reckless, dangerous driving yields tragic results,” said Rhode Island State Police Colonel Darnell S. Weaver. “I appreciate the efforts of our Troopers and prosecutors in the Attorney General’s Office on their successful investigation and prosecution of this defendant. I hope Olivia’s family can now find some comfort and healing.” Assistant Attorney General John Corrigan of the Office of the Attorney General and Detective Lieutenant Heather Palumbo, Lieutenants Sean McGehearty and Mark McGehearty, and Captain Jeffrey L’Heureux of the Rhode Island State Police led the investigation and prosecution of this case. ###