PLEA IN VEHICULAR MANSLAUGHTER CASE

DELHI - Delaware County District Attorney Shawn J. Smith announced that Jayden Aviles, 19, of Maryland, New York, appeared in Delaware County Court on August 26, 2025, in front of the Honorable John L. Hubbard and pleaded guilty to one count of Criminally Negligent Homicide, a Class E Felony.

On September 29, 2024, the Delaware County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched for a 1 car MVA into a house on State Route 23 in the Town of Davenport.  Upon arrival on scene, it was determined that Aviles was the driver of the vehicle and appeared to be impaired by drugs. The vehicle had hit two individuals in the house at the time with one suffering injuries and the other losing their life due to the crash.  The case was adjourned until November 18, 2025, for sentencing.

District Attorney Shawn Smith thanked Investigator David Barnes, Senior Investigator Chris Erwin along with Deputies Alec Elderkin and Brenden Cairns of the Delaware County Sheriff’s Office for their investigation into this tragic case.

Shawn J. Smith

District Attorney

Delaware County