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Community leaders on Long Island will rally Tuesday to raise funds to help the two children of a couple who died Saturday after a driver, driving under the influence, collided with the Ferrari carrying the victims.According to authorities, the results of a breathalyzer reached a level of alcohol in Spanos’s blood of .226 percent, which is equivalent to almost three times the legal limit. The Ferrari convertible was totally destroyed. This tragedy left the couple’s two children, ages 12 and 8, without parents.
NEW YORK — Community leaders on Long Island will rally Tuesday to raise funds to help the two children of a couple who died Saturday after a driver, driving under the influence, collided with the Ferrari in where the victims were.
Sotirios Spanos, 32, was arrested Saturday at the scene and charged with aggravated vehicular manslaughter, two counts of second-degree manslaughter, two counts of second-degree assault, driving while intoxicated and reckless driving. . According to authorities, the breathalyzer results reached a level of .226 percent alcohol in Spanos’ blood, which is nearly three times the legal limit. The Ferrari convertible was completely destroyed.
The deadly crash occurred at 12:30 a.m. Saturday in Laurel Hollow when Spanos, who was reportedly intoxicated, was driving an Acura eastbound on Northern Boulevard in the vicinity of Moored Hill Road when he crossed the yellow divider and collided with a 2013 Ferrari Convertible traveling west.
According to authorities, the results of a breathalyzer reached a level of .226 percent alcohol in Spanos’ blood, which is equivalent to almost three times the legal limit. The Ferrari convertible was completely destroyed.
The passenger of the Ferrari, 37-year-old Ismenia Ureña, was pronounced dead at the scene by a Nassau County Police doctor. Her driver, her husband Odalis Ureña of the same age, was transported to a local hospital where he died of his injuries.
This tragedy left the couple’s two children, ages 12 and 8, without parents. That’s why Nassau County Legislator Joshua Lafazan will join Syosset community and business leaders to announce a new fundraising campaign to benefit these two young children by raising funds for their future college education. . Legislator Lafazan and Syosset community leaders will urge Long Islanders to support this important fundraising effort during this difficult time.
This case remains under investigation.
2023-08-15 15:27:12
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