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New Update: Victim ID'd In Fatal Long Island DWI Crash

Police have identified the man who was hit and killed on a Long Island roadway by an alleged drunk driver.

Dei Aisha Wynter, age 22, was charged with DWI and manslaughter after she allegedly hit and killed 26-year-old Donavan Richardson in Lawrence, police said. 

Dei Aisha Wynter, age 22, was charged with DWI and manslaughter after she allegedly hit and killed 26-year-old Donavan Richardson in Lawrence, police said. 

Photo Credit: Google Maps street view/Nassau County Police Department

It happened in the early morning hours of Monday, Oct. 30 in Lawrence near Nassau Expressway. 

According to Nassau County Police, 22-year-old Dei Aisha Wynter of Central Islip was driving a silver Tesla southbound on Rockaway Turnpike.

Wynter was allegedly intoxicated when, at approximately 3:30 a.m., she struck 26-year-old Donavan Richardson, who was walking westbound in front of a Costco.

Richardson, who was homeless, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Wynter was taken to a hospital for treatment of her minor injuries.

She is charged with driving while intoxicated and second-degree vehicular manslaughter.

She pleaded not guilty at her arraignment and is next due at First District Court in Hempstead on Tuesday, Dec. 12.

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