A 21-year-old woman is accused of driving drunk and killing the driver of a car she crashed into in Massapequa on Tuesday night.
Police say Rachel Lodice, 21, of Jericho was driving a 2023 Kia on Hicksville Road and struck a 2022 Nissan Altima traveling on Sunrise Highway at 6:45 p.m.A 46-year-old passenger in the Nissan was also injured and taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
When a public safety officer stopped at the scene of the crash to help, police say Lodice got in his marked town vehicle and drove away. She was found a short time later and arrested. Lodice is charged with vehicular manslaughter, leaving the scene of an incident, DWI and grand larceny. During an arraignment on Wednesday, officials detailed how she told detectives she drinks vodka and blacks out regularly because it interferes with her mediation.
It was revealed she is from Georgia and the vehicle with Georgia plates was registered to her. Family members said she was visiting the area because her fiancé's mother is from Jericho and they were planning to get married.Dan Krauth breaks down the new law and its impact.
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