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Manhattan resident Diego Caceres was charged with assault at his bedside arraignment at Westchester Medical Center on Tuesday morning. He was later remanded to the Westchester County Jail in lieu of $100,000 bail.
Caceres is also facing felony charges that include vehicular assault and first-degree reckless endangerment. He was also charged with driving while intoxicated, a misdemeanor. He is due in Yonkers City Court next week to answer the charges.
Shortly before 3:15 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 9, Caceres was driving his Nissan Murano south on hte parkway in the northbound lanes when he struck a Dodge Durango head-on that was occupied by a family of six who had just flown in from Florida, police said.
The crash, which occurred south of the Dewitt Avenue overpass in Yonkers, left all seven occupants of the two vehicles with various injuries that included head trauma, broken legs, head and back pain. None of the injuries are believed to be life-threatening, police noted. The parkway was closed for several hours following the crash as police investigated and crews cleared the scene.
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