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Driver in deadly Long Island nail salon crash charged with DWI, police say
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DEER PARK, N.Y. — An SUV driver was drunk and speeding when he crashed into a nail salon, killing four people and injuring nine, on New York’s Long Island, police said Saturday.
Suffolk County police arrested Steven Schwally, 64, and charged him with DWI after the crash Friday in Deer Park.
Witnesses saw SUV swerving before crash
Schwally was driving a 2020 Chevy Traverse out of a Kohl’s parking lot on Grand Boulevard just before 5 p.m., according to police.
Witnesses said they saw the SUV swerving before it smashed into the Hawaii Nail and Spa across the street.
“It appears a motorist drove through the building, all the way through the building,” Deer Park Assistant Fire Chief Dominic Albanese said at the scene.
Authorities said several people were trapped inside the salon and needed to be rescued.
Four people killed, nine hospitalized
Nine people were rushed to nearby hospitals, including one who was airlifted. A man and three women were pronounced dead at the scene.
“It’s horrible. It’s going to be tough for the community, tough for the volunteer fire department, but we’re going to get through it,” said Albanese.
The names of the victims who died were not immediately released. It remains unclear if they were salon employees, customers or both.
“I don’t even know who’s gone, who’s not gone. I just keep picturing their faces in my head,” said Jasmin Darbouze, a regular customer at the Hawaii Nail and Spa.
Schwally, of Dix Hills, was hospitalized with minor injuries. He will be arraigned at a later date, police said.
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Nikki Hiltz, transgender runner, qualifies for U.S. Olympic team after winning 1,500-meter final
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American transgender middle-distance runner Nikki Hiltz qualified for the 2024 Olympic Games on Sunday with a record-breaking performance in the women’s 1,500-meter final.
Hiltz finished the race in first place with a final time of 3:55.33 at the U.S. Olympic track & field trials, held at the University of Oregon’s Hayward Field, surpassing Elle St. Pierre’s 2021 U.S. trials record of 3:58:03.
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In an Instagram post, Hiltz, who uses they/them pronouns, called the moment “a childhood dream of mine” that came true. They went on to thank supporters, saying, “All I know is today I’m waking up just so grateful for my people, overwhelmed by all the love and support, and filled with joy that I get to race people I deeply love and respect around a track for a living.”
This will be the 29-year-old’s first trip to the Olympics. They won a silver medal at the Indoor World Championships earlier this year.
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Sunday’s race was on the last day of Pride Month, adding significance to the monumental moment for Hiltz. In a post-race interview with NBC Sports, Hiltz said the accomplishment is “bigger than just me.”
“I wanted to run this for my community,” Hiltz continued, “All of the LGBT folks, yeah, you guys brought me home that last hundred. I could just feel the love and support.”
The 2024 Olympic Games will begin on July 26, 2024, in Paris, France.
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