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Long Island Nail Salon Crash Leaves Four Dead, Nine Injured

Driver Steven Schwally, who admitted to drinking 18 beers, faces DWI charge and potential additional charges

  • Steven Schwally, 64, allegedly consumed 18 beers before driving his SUV into Hawaii Nail & Spa.
  • Four people were killed, including an off-duty NYPD officer, and nine others were injured.
  • Schwally was arraigned and held on $1 million bail; he faces a DWI charge and more charges may follow.
  • Victims include the salon manager and two employees, with fundraising efforts underway for their families.
  • Schwally has a prior drunk driving arrest from 2013 and is a retired Marine Corps veteran.
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