Arrest in Fatal Accident Case

DAVENPORT — Sheriff Craig S. DuMond announced the arrest of a Maryland man following a fatal motor vehicle accident in the Town of Davenport.
On Sunday, September 29th, 2024, Delaware County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to State Highway 23 in the Town of Davenport for a report of a one car motor vehicle accident reported as a car into a house. The information provided at the time of the call was that the driver of the vehicle was out of the vehicle and walking around inside the residence. The caller also reported that people inside the house at the time suffered injuries resulting from the collision.
Upon arrival at the scene, Deputies were informed by Emergency Medical Technicians that two occupants of the house had sustained major injuries; including one victim having a fractured femur and head trauma, and the other victim being in critical condition with major head trauma.
The operator of the vehicle, identified as 18-year-old Jayden E. Aviles, of Maryland, New York was interviewed at the accident scene. During the interview, Deputies say that Aviles exhibited signs and symptoms of impairment. Standardized Field Sobriety Tests were administered to Aviles and, at the conclusion of testing, Aviles was arrested based upon the results of the field sobriety tests. Aviles was then transported to the Delaware County Sheriffs Office for a Drug Influence Evaluation.
At the completion of the Drug Influence Evaluation, members of the Delaware County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Division determined that Jayden E. Aviles was impaired by Cannabis. Later that same evening, Deputies were informed that one of the victims died as a result of the injuries sustained during the collision.
On March 20th, 2025, the facts and circumstances of this Investigation were presented to the Delaware County Grand Jury. At the completion of the proceeding, the Delaware County Grand Jury handed down an indictment charging Aviles with Driving while Ability Impaired by Drugs, Vehicular Manslaughter 2nd degree, Vehicular Assault in the 1st degree, Vehicular Assault 2nd degree and Moving from a Lane Unsafely.
On April 1st, 2025, members of the Delaware County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Division arrested Aviles on the above charges. Aviles was arraigned in front of Honorable Judge Hubbard at the Delaware County Court. Following the arraignment, Aviles was released on pre-trial release conditions directing him to surrender his passport, NYS Drivers License, not to leave the Delaware, Otsego, and Chenango County area, and to maintain communication with the Delaware County Probation Department. Aviles is scheduled to re-appear at the Delaware County Court at a later date for further Court Action.