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Man Driving 100 MPH, Killing Syosset Duo, Arraigned For DWI, More: DA
A Long Island man has been indicted for his alleged role in a fatal DWI crash that killed a husband and wife, orphaning their two children.
On Tuesday, Oct. 3, Sotirios Spanos, age 33 of Syosset, was arraigned on charges including vehicular homicide for an August 2023 crash that killed fellow Syosset residents Ismenia and Odalis Ureña, the Nassau County District Attorney announced.
Original story: Syosset Couple Killed In Wrong-Way Crash ID'd: 'The World Is A Darker Place Without You'
The crash happened on Saturday, Aug. 12 just after 12:30 a.m. in Laurel Hollow.
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Victim In DWI Crash Identified As Uniondale Man, Dies From Injuries: Police
A man critically injured in an alleged DWI crash on Long Island has been identified, and succumbed to his injuries, police reported.
The incident occurred on Saturday, June 10 at 10 p.m. in Uniondale, according to the Nassau County Police.
The victim, now identified as Uniondale resident Sergio Vera, aged 60, was crossing south on Front Street near New York Avenue when he was struck by a 2018 Mercedes Benz.
Vera sustained head trauma and was listed in critical condition. Police announced on Thursday, June 29 that Vera succumbed to his injuries.
The driver, 44-year-old Eric O. Wheatley,…
