Four people were killed and nine others injured after a vehicle crashed into a Long Island nail salon on Friday, authorities said.
Steven Schwally, 64, was driving a Chevy Traverse southbound at a high rate of speed through a parking lot in Deer Park at around 4:30 p.m. when he crossed a roadway and continued into another parking lot, Suffolk County Police said Saturday. Schwally then crashed through the front window of Hawaii Nail & Spa.
The vehicle traveled nearly all the way through to the back of the nail salon, authorities said.
Three women and a man were pronounced dead at the scene. It’s unclear whether the victims were employees or customers, police said.
Authorities respond after a vehicle crashed into a building in Deer Park, New York, June 28, 2024.
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Nine people, including the driver, were transported to area hospitals.
Schwally, of Dix Hills, Long Island, was “partially conscious” following the crash. He was treated for non-life-threatening injuries.
He has been charged with Driving While Intoxicated and will be arraigned at a later date, police said Saturday.
Detectives with the Suffolk County Police are asking anyone with information on the crash to contact the department’s major case unit.
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