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Centerport Mom’s Meth-Fueled, Wrong-Way Southern State Crash Killing Young Son Was Murder: DA Centerport Mom’s Meth-Fueled, Wrong-Way Southern State Crash Killing Young Son Was Murder: DA
Centerport Mom’s Meth-Fueled, Wrong-Way Southern State Crash Killing Young Son Was Murder: DA A New York mother accused of causing a drug-fueled, wrong-way highway crash that killed her son has been charged with murder. On Long Island, a Suffolk County grand jury charged 32-year-old Kerri Bedrick, of Centerport, with second-degree murder and related charges on Wednesday, Sept. 4. Prosecutors said Bedrick was high on methamphetamine when a Suffolk County Sheriff’s deputy spotted her SUV speeding westbound in the eastbound lanes of the Southern State Parkway at around 2:15 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 22. Earlier Report: NY Mom Accused In Wrong-Way Crash Killing Son Had License Suspend…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Trucker Charged With Vehicular Homicide, Assault In NJ Crash That Killed Suffolk Man Trucker Charged With Vehicular Homicide, Assault In NJ Crash That Killed Suffolk Man
Trucker Charged With Vehicular Homicide, Assault In NJ Crash That Killed Suffolk Man A chain-reaction crash on the NJ Turnpike that claimed the life of a Long Island man was caused by a Seattle truck driver, said New Jersey State Police, who charged him with vehicular homicide. Stefan (Stephen) Shipinkoski, 22, remained held Thursday in the Bergen County Jail on death-by-auto and assault-by-auto charges following his arrest Wednesday. Shipinkoski was driving a Freightliner box truck in Ridgefield, New Jersey that rear-ended a Nissan Altima, igniting the chain-reaction crash on the Turnpike’s southbound western spur just after 2 p.m. Saturday, NJ State Police Trooper Alejand…

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by Jerry DeMarco