Child dies in accident caused by drunken mother: New York indictment

9-year-old boy dies in Long Island (NY) road accident involving mother who appeared to be driving drunk and the wrong wayearly yesterday morning.

Kerri A. Bedrick, 32, was charged Thursday with driving the wrong way under the influence of alcohol on the South State Parkway at Bay Shore causing the crash that claimed the life of his son Eli D. Henrys, New York State Police (NYSP) said. Yesterday he pleaded “not guilty,” he said. ABC News.

“It was a very bad accident. It was a head-on hit. There was extensive damage to the vehicles involved. and (…) to give you an idea, the engine of the vehicle traveling in the opposite direction was ejected, cut off, separated from the vehicle and landed in the woods,” said Stephen Udice from NYSP to the press, announced by The Fox News.

The accident happened around 2:20 am on Thursday. NYSP and Sheriff’s Office deputies Suffolkshire In response to the scene on the highway near Exit 42 eastbound, they found a four car accidentreported Patch.com.

The representatives They saw the mother standing outside her car and found the injured child. in the back seat with a seat belt fastened. They did cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), but he later diedsaid the police.

Bedrick was charged with driving while intoxicated with a passenger under the age of 16, endangering the welfare of a minor and criminal mischiefamong other crimes. All accusations are just accusations and those accused are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

The mother and two of the four other drivers involved were not seriously injured, and only one emerged unharmed from the crash. The crash remains under investigation and NYSP is asking anyone who witnessed the crash or has additional information to call 631-756-3300.

Diane Bedrick, the boy’s grandmother, said her daughter has been suffering from medical problems and taking prescription medicationsmarked New York Post.

The authorities remember that zero tolerance for drivers who drive faster and/or under the influence of alcohol and drugs. Also Cyclists and motorcyclists are often the main characters in road accidents, both as victims and perpetrators.when driving on the sidewalks, respect the traffic lights and even the direction of the streets.

In May a A 71-year-old Puerto Rican grandmother died after being run over with a driver fleeing from the police in Brooklyn (NYC) and left the scene getting on the Subway. Ironically just a few hours before Governor Kathy Hochul had signed into law the so-called Sammy’s Law which lowers the speed limit at 20 mph and even 10 mph on some streets in the five boroughs of NYC to protect pedestrians. So far this year more than 40 people have been run over in the town.

Before that, in December Governor Hochul signed the “Angelic Law”, intended to keep drivers with prior stops off the road by charging repeat offenders who operate vehicles after committing five or more traffic violations that result in a stop or revocation as philosophy.

In April this year, a young woman was arrested on suspicion of allegedly committing a series of serious crimes. drunken crash, killing a woman and then fleeing in the patrol car that responded to the scene in Nassau County (NY). A 33-year-old driver also pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated when he crashed and causing the death of a Dominican husband and wife on Long Island.

In February there was Jessica Beauvais (35). sentenced after being found guilty of fatally running over NYPD Highway Patrol Officer Anastasios Tsakos in Queen while driving drunk, drugged and with a suspended license in 2021.

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