Accident in nail salon in Deer Park, Long Island leaves 4 dead and 9 injured

Authorities said four people died and nine others were injured when a car crashed into a nail salon in the Deer Park neighborhood of Long Island, New York.

At about 4:32 p.m. Friday, Dix Hills resident Steven Schwally, 64, was driving a 2020 Chevrolet Traverse southbound in Deer Park at a high rate of speed. Schwally then crossed to the side of the road and continued speeding through a parking lot. He then crashed the vehicle through the windshield of Hawaii Nail & Spa, Suffolk County police said.

Three women and one man were pronounced dead at the scene when a physician’s assistant from the Suffolk County coroner’s office arrived. Eight victims were taken to area hospitals and one was flown by Suffolk County police helicopter to Stony Brook University Hospital, police said.

Schwally was also taken to Good Samaritan University Hospital for non-life-threatening injuries. He was charged with drunken driving and will be arraigned once a date is set, police said.

At last check, Suffolk County Police had not provided an updated status on the victims.

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Police identify 4 victims of Long Island nail salon disaster

Suffolk County Police have released the names of the four victims killed. They are:

Jiancai Chen, 37, of Bayside, Queens,
Emilia Rennhack, 30, from Deer Park
Yan Xu, 41, of Flushing, Queens
Meizi Zhang, 50, of Flushing, Queens

Condolences for deceased NYPD officer

One of the victims killed in the crash was a New York Police Department (NYPD) officer.

Emilia Rennhack, 30, of Deer Park, was an officer in the 102nd Precinct in Queens. New York television station ABC7NY said her husband was also a detective with the NYPD.

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