Finally, A Conviction in 2017 Medway Death

Andrea Renee Alves-Bosworth

Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced  Tuesday that a Providence woman has been convicted in Providence Superior Court of driving under the influence and causing a crash that killed 38-year-old Andrea Bosworth, a Medway resident, in 2017.

On December 9, 2024, following the conclusion of a five-day trial before Superior Court Justice Maureen B. Keough, a jury found Yiranis Liz (age 37) guilty of one count of driving while under the influence resulting in death and one count of driving to endanger resulting in death.

The Court released the defendant on $10,000 personal recognizance and ordered her to surrender her passport. A sentencing hearing is scheduled for February 20, 2025.

"This case is another tragic example of the deadly consequences of driving while under the influence," said Attorney General Neronha." Andrea Bosworth had her whole life ahead of her, but because of this defendant’s reckless actions, Andrea’s family is left with the indescribable pain of figuring out how to navigate life without her. These cases never get any easier, but with accountability comes justice and hopefully, deterrence. I want to thank the Rhode Island State Police for their hard work on this difficult case."

During the trial, the State proved beyond a reasonable doubt that on October 22, 2017, the defendant drove under the influence and caused a crash on Route 95 South killed a 38-year-old woman.

On October 22, 2017, at approximately 2:20 a.m., Rhode Island State Police responded to a report of a crash on Route 95 South in Providence. The defendant was driving south on Route 95 when she lost control of her vehicle and swerved to the right. The victim, whose vehicle was parked in the right breakdown lane, was standing outside of her vehicle when she was struck by the defendant’s vehicle and propelled about 90 feet from the point of impact.

Emergency responders found Ms. Bosworth unresponsive and transported her to Rhode Island Hospital, where she was placed in critical care. She died about a month later on November 23, 2017.

At the scene, a Trooper administered a series of field sobriety tests on the defendant, during which she exhibited signs of impairment. The Trooper then placed the defendant under arrest and transported her to Rhode Island Hospital. After the defendant refused a blood test, the Trooper sought a warrant for the defendant’s blood, and approximately seven hours after the crash, the blood test results yielded evidence of heightened levels of alcohol and the presence of THC.

"Driving while impaired poses a serious and unacceptable threat to the safety and well-being of our community," said Rhode Island State Police Colonel Darnell S. Weaver. "This avoidable tragedy has caused immense pain for Andrea’s family, and I am grateful that justice was upheld, and the defendant was held accountable.”

Assistant Attorney General John Corrigan of the Office of the Attorney General and Corporal James Gaffney of the Rhode Island State Police led the investigation and prosecution of the case.

According to her 2017 obituary, published by Matarese Funeral Home in Ashland, Andrea truly had a zest for life and that passion radiated from the inside out. One of her favorite quotes was “Be so busy loving your life that you have no time for hate, regret, or fear.” And busy she was, somehow balancing life as an incredible mother to three young children, a sponsored Ironman Triathlon athlete, a technology teacher at Nipmuc Regional High School in Upton, a real-estate agent, an ambassador to Grace Bicycles in Holliston, a ski instructor, and a student pursuing her Master’s Degree in Education. Andrea truly embodied the Ironman motto “Anything is Possible.” Her idea of relaxing was going for a 100-mile bike ride or a two-hour training run, and it was in the Ironman athletic community that Andrea was truly able to find herself. Always motivated, Andrea found joy in setting goals and smashing each one in turn: in a little over a year, she completed three Ironman Triathlon, the last of which her children were able to watch her compete in Louisville, KY only a week before the tragic accident.