Two boys both aged 14 die after ‘drunk driver’, 34, drove his Dodge Ram wrong way down a Long Island freeway and smashed into the Alfa Romeo they were traveling in
- Drew Hassenbein and Ethan Falkowitz died near Jericho late Wednesday
- Amandeep Singh was the driver; he faces vehicular homicide charge
- Two other boys aged 16 and 17 who were in the car suffered internal injuries
Two 14 year-old boys both died after the Alfa Romeo they were traveling in was struck by a wrong-way driver in Long Island who cops say was drunk.
Drew Hassenbein and Ethan Falkowitz died near Jericho late Wednesday night after Amandeep Singh, 34, crashed his Dodge Ram into them, the New York Post reported.
They were pronounced dead at the scene, while two other boys aged 16 and 17 who were in the car suffered internal injuries. They are said to be in a stable condition in hospital.
Hassenbein and Falkowitz were both considered stars at the school’s varsity tennis team, with Hassenbein even being nationally ranked, according to NBC New York.
After being struck by the Dodge, the Alfa Romeo sedan careened into a Volvo XC90 SUV with a 49 year-old woman and 16 year-old boy inside.
Two 14 year-old boys both died after the Alfa Romeo they were traveling in was struck by a wrong-way driver in Long Island who cops say was drunk
Alleged drunk wrong-way driver Amandeep Singh is pictured being perp-walked on Long Island Thursday, hours after a car crash that killed two 14 year-old boys
Both suffered minor injuries.
Singh was filmed being perp-walked in a white hazmat suit Thursday.
He faces charges including aggravated vehicular homicide, first-degree vehicular manslaughter and second-degree manslaughter.
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