DWI charge dropped against man in fatal West Bay Shore crash, prosecutors say
Investigators at the scene of a fatal head-on crash last month in West Bay Shore. A drunken driving charge against a Bethpage man involved in the crash has been dropped, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said Tuesday.
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A drunken driving charge has been dropped against a Bethpage man involved in a fatal head-on crash last month in West Bay Shore, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office.
Amanpreet Singh, 33, was initially charged with driving while intoxicated after the Aug. 25 crash on Montauk Highway, Suffolk County police said at the time.
James Lozier, 29, of Levittown, died after the 2012 Honda that he was driving west at 10:15 a.m. crossed over the center double line of the highway near Gardiner Drive and crashed into a 2016 BMW being driven east by Singh, police said.
The Honda caught fire while Lozier was still inside, police said. Two police officers were injured as they attempted to rescue the driver from the burning vehicle, police said.
Lozier was pronounced dead at the scene by a physician assistant from the Suffolk County Medical Examiner's Office.
Singh was treated for injuries at the scene, and taken to Good Samaritan Hospital in serious but stable condition.
The DWI charge was dropped after toxicology results showed Singh's blood alcohol content was below the legal limit of 0.08, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said Tuesday.
His wife said he was released from the hospital but has a long recovery ahead.
Police officers Matthew Hess and Daniel Lynch were treated for second-degree burns on the hands and for smoke inhalation at South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore.
Both vehicles were impounded.
Driver killed on Meadowbrook
On Aug. 24, an East Elmhurst man died from injuries sustained in a crash on the Meadowbrook State Parkway in Uniondale, State Police said.
That man, Mubashir Hossain, 21, was driving a 2001 BMW 325 around 2:45 p.m. north on the Meadowbrook when his vehicle crossed over the center median and into the southbound lanes and struck a 2020 Toyota Sienna head-on, police said.
Hossain and his passenger had suffered serious injuries and were taken to Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow for treatment.
The driver of the Toyota, the only occupant in the vehicle, was taken to NUMC with injuries that were not life-threatening, authorities said.
The State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation, Collision Reconstruction Unit and Forensic Identification Unit all responded to the scene.
State Police are asking for anyone with information about the Thursday crash to call 631-756-3300.
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