Drunk driver was going 78 mph when he crashed into nail salon and killed 4, prosecutors say
A drunk driver who killed four people and injured nine more when he crashed into a Long Island nail salon was driving at 78 mph, prosecutors said.
A drunk driver who killed four people and injured nine more when he crashed his SUV into a Long Island nail salon was driving 78 mph at the time of the crash, prosecutors said Thursday as the driver pleaded not guilty to a multitude of charges that include murder and vehicular manslaughter.
Steven Schwally, 64, entered the pleas to a 38-count indictment for the deadly June 28 crash at the Hawaii Nail & Spa store in Deer Park.
The Legal Aid Society of Suffolk County, which is representing Schwally, had no comment on the charges.
Steven Schwally appears for arraignment at First District Court in Central Islip, N.Y., on July 1, 2024. James Carbone / AP file Schwally had earlier been charged with driving while intoxicated for the crash that killed an off-duty New York Police Department officer and three other people.
Newsday reported that several people who were injured in the crash were in court Thursday when Schwally was indicted on the new charges. State Supreme Court Justice Richard Ambro remanded Schwally to jail without bail.
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