Three women were killed in a crash late Saturday by an accused drunk driver on Long Island after leaving a party at Sweet 16, according to police and sources.
The crash happened at 11:11 p.m. Saturday in New Hyde Park in front of a scene on the Jericho Highway, where a driver of a Mercedes-Benz sedan collided with a Lincoln Town Car carrying a driver and five other passengers, Nassau County Police Department said Sunday.
Three of the passengers in the back seat of the car were found dead on the spot, according to the department.
The driver and other Lincoln passengers were taken to a nearby hospital and are in stable condition, the Nassau County Police Department said.
The driver of the Mercedes, Dante Lennon, has been charged with DWI and three counts of manslaughter, cops said. Lennon, a 22-year-old from Freeport, Long Island, has been taken to a local hospital for treatment for non-life-threatening injuries and will appear in court when he is well enough, police said.
A Mercedes traveling west on a Jericho Turnpike collided with a Lincoln Town Car with six people in it. Juan Gonzalez / NY Post Three women were killed after leaving the Sweet 16 party.Juan Gonzalez / NY Post Three of the passengers in the back seat of the car were pronounced dead at the scene. Juan Gonzalez / NY Post The driver and other Lincoln passengers were taken to a nearby hospital.Juan Gonzalez / NY Post
A law enforcement source told The Post that the murdered women had just left a Sweet 16 party at the Inn in New Hyde Park. The venue hosts weddings, bar mitzvahs, Quinceañeras and other celebrations, according to its website.
“It’s very embarrassing, I’ve never seen anything like it in my life,” witness Jaylon Augustine told ABC7. “[W]why would it happen I just can not believe it.”
The driver of the Mercedes has been charged with DWI and three counts of manslaughter, cops said. Juan Gonzalez / NY Post
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