Monday 20 July 2015

Photos: Four Women Killed By Hit-and-Run Driver

Four women are dead following a hit-and-run in Long Island, New York, on Saturday when a pick-up truck T-boned the victims' limo, crushing it almost to the point of cutting it in half, police told CBS New York. The crash happened at about 5 p.m. local time in Cutchogue on the North Fork of Long Island, police told the New York Post. The limo was attempting to make a U-turn, they said. 
Three women were killed on impact and a fourth woman later died from her injuries, officials told CBS New York. More than one of the surviving passengers was also injured. 
The group, touring a winery, hired the limo so they could drink responsibly, according to the Post. 
The truck's driver immediately ran into the woods nearby, police allege to the Post, but was apprehended and charged with driving while intoxicated. 
The truck's driver, Steven Romeo, 58, of Bethpage, was arraigned at Eastern Long island Hospital and ordered held on $1 million bond, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office told NBC New York. He pleaded not guilty to the charges. 
Southold Town Police Chief Martin Flatley also said the limo driver's U-turn was "a dangerous move." 
He described the scene as "hectic," and there are conflicting reports about the total number of passengers and the number of injured victims, and whether or not the group was part of a bachelorette party. 
All of the women were ages 23 and 24, according to the Post.
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