Andover lawyer acquitted in Ambien crash case

By John M. Guilfoil, Globe Correspondent

An Andover lawyer was acquitted yesterday of a charge of motor vehicle homicide in the death of a Methuen man who was changing a flat tire on Interstate 93 in Tewksbury in July 2006.

Ki Yong O, 35, was under the influence of the prescription sleeping pill Ambien when he struck 43-year-old Anthony Raucci.

"Anthony Raucci tragically lost his life when the car driven by the defendant crashed into him while he was changing his tire on the side of the road," Middlesex District Attorney Gerry Leone said in a statement.

Leone said prosecutors would have to accept the decision, but "our thoughts will always remain with the victim's family."

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