Left Turn Leads To Deaths And Suspension

The District of Columbia Court of Appeals has suspended an attorney convicted of causing the deaths of two people.

The attorney was driving a 2013 BMW; the couple died on a 2006 Harley motorcycle.

NBC News 4 had reported on the charges.

Mark Sgarlata, a partner in a Tysons Corner law firm, faces two counts of aggravated involuntary manslaughter for killing Ricky and Leia Wrenn, when he drove his car into their motorcycle…

Investigators say Sgarlata made a left turn into a shopping center just after midnight Oct. 6 and crashed into the Wrenns on their motorcycle, killing them.

He had faced another DUI charge in the past. Records show arrested in March 2011, but the charge was pleaded down to reckless driving. He had a restricted license for six months.

The court imposed an interim suspension pending final discipline for the attorney’s resulting conviction. (Mike Frisch)