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Update: Mom ID'd Following Alleged Drunk, Wrong-Way Crash That Killed Her Son On Long Island Update: Mom ID'd Following Alleged Drunk, Wrong-Way Crash That Killed Her Son On Long Island
Update: Mom ID'd Following Alleged Drunk, Wrong-Way Crash That Killed Her Son On Long Island This story has been updated. A mother is accused of causing a drunken, wrong-way crash on a Long Island highway that killed her 9-year-old son. The early-morning wreck happened on the Southern State Parkway, near exit 42 in Islip, at around 2:20 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 22. New York State Police said 32-year-old Kerri Bedrick, of Centerport, was driving an SUV west in the eastbound lanes when she caused a head-on crash involving four vehicles. When troopers arrived, they found Bedrick standing outside of her vehicle and found her 9-year-old son in the backseat with his seatbelt fastened. Tro…

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