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Related: About this forumCameras catch the insane driving of the man who plowed into a nail salon 6/28/24, amazing that more aren't dead
his car is moving like his foot is on the accelerator and he is passed out.Driver charged with murder after drinking 18 beers and driving 78mph in Long Island nail salon crash that killed 4
I havent broken any laws. Can I get my license back? Im a Marine, suspect allegedly told police after fatal June crash
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/driver-charged-murder-nail-salon-crash-b2590301.html
A suspected drunk driver who allegedly drank 18 beers before smashing into a nail salon and killing four people inside has been charged with second-degree murder.
Police say that Steven Schwally, 64, was behind the wheel of the car being driven at high speed before flying into the nail salon in Deer Park, New York.
Schwally told investigators he drank 18 beers the night before the crash and had two empty bottles of Long Island iced tea in his car and hotel room.
Appearing in court in Riverhead on Thursday, Schwally, a Marine veteran, was indicted on four counts of second-degree murder, and manslaughter, as well as multiple counts of aggravated vehicular homicide, vehicular manslaughter, assault, vehicular assault, driving while intoxicated, reckless endangerment, reckless driving, and speeding, according to WABC.
He pleaded not guilty to all the charges but will face 25 years to life if he is convicted.
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Cameras catch the insane driving of the man who plowed into a nail salon 6/28/24, amazing that more aren't dead (Original Post)
BlueWaveNeverEnd
Aug 2024
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Aussie105
(6,489 posts)1. Dammit, that guy could be my twin brother!
Except I live elsewhere half a world away, and don't drink.
But the walk, the (lack of) dress sense, definitely my twin!
4 dead? Damn!
BlueWaveNeverEnd
(10,498 posts)2. your evil drunk twin!
wolfie001
(3,856 posts)4. Like that Star Trek episode
William Shatner sporting his evil mustache
wolfie001
(3,856 posts)3. F' him and his service!!!
Pig. Since it's NY, maybe he'll be held accountable. Anywhere south of the Mason-Dixon, all bets would be off.
lapucelle
(19,591 posts)5. That happened locally for me, so the story got a lot of coverage.
One of the people killed was a young woman who was getting her nails done for her wedding the next day.
NNadir
(34,847 posts)8. That's terrible. I grew up off of Commack Road, albeit a long time ago, but it does strike home.
tornado34jh
(1,311 posts)6. Sheesh! I wonder what his blood alcohol level was.
No wonder he was flat-out drunk. His blood alcohol must have been sky-high.
erronis
(17,182 posts)7. Oh, that is heart-wrenching. The music in the background amplifies the horror.