RIVERHEAD, New York (WABC) — The suspected drunk driver who plowed right into a Lengthy Island nail salon, killing 4 individuals, is predicted to seem in court docket Thursday.
Prosecutors say Steven Schwally was the driving force seen on surveillance video, whose automotive sped and flew right into a nail salon in Deer Park.
Schwally, 64, is predicted to be in court docket at 9:30 a.m.
He was indicted on 4 counts of second-degree homicide amongst different fees.
Prosecutors say Schwally’s speech was slurred, eyes had been bloodshot and his breath smelled of alcohol on the time of his arrest in June.
The marine veteran was arrested in 2013 for driving whereas intoxicated as nicely.
Surveillance video captured terrifying the moments Schwally’s Chevy Traverse plowed by the entrance glass doorways of the Hawaii Nail Spa as workers and prospects sat inside on a Friday afternoon.
Police say Schwally sped by a car parking zone throughout the road earlier than crashing his automotive into the shop.
The horrific scene became a rising memorial for the victims, 9 individuals had been damage.
4 individuals had been killed, the proprietor of the salon who was often called Ken Chen, two workers, Yan Xu and Meizi Zhang, and 34-year-old off-duty NYPD Officer Emilia Rennack. She was there getting her nails finished earlier than a marriage.
Schwally informed police he had 18 beers the night time earlier than the crash however that he had stopped ingesting at 4 a.m.
He is pleaded not responsible.
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