Drunk driver on Long Island kills four people, including NYPD officer; Victim ID

4 people dead, 9 injured after car accident at LI nail salon

Four people were killed and nine were hospitalized when a car crashed into a beauty salon in Deer Park, Long Island, officials said.

LONG ISLAND – Suffolk County police say a man who crashed his vehicle into a Deer Park nail salon, killing four people, was driving under the influence.

The four people who died in the crash on Friday afternoon were New York Police Department officers Emilia Rennhack, 30, Jiancai Chen, 37, Yan Xu, 41, and Meizi Zhang, 50.

The driver of the vehicle, Steven Schwally, 64, remains in hospital. He will appear in court at a later date.

Police confirmed that four people were killed, including an New York police officer FOX 5.

4 dead after car crashes into LI nail salon

Authorities said four people were killed and nine injured when a minivan crashed into a Long Island nail salon Friday afternoon.

The PBA confirmed that officer Emilia Rennhack died in the accident.

“Our hearts break after this tragic loss,” the New York City Police wrote on X.

The identities of the victims have not been disclosed.

Police say Steve Schwally was speeding in a 2020 Chevy Traverse through a parking lot before crashing into the windshield of the Hawaii Nail & Spa in a strip mall on Grand Boulevard near Brandywine Drive Friday afternoon.

At the time, several people were trapped and at least one person had to be airlifted to hospital.

According to the police, when the first services arrived at the scene, the driver was partially conscious.

He is currently in a nearby hospital and has been charged with driving under the influence of alcohol.

Nine other people were taken to hospital after the incident.

Nicole Miele, 54, Ana Garcia, 53, Wen Jun Cheng, 35, and Michael Mehale, 58, are being treated at area hospitals for serious but non-life-threatening injuries.

Also receiving treatment were Carol Garcia (23), Toni Saccente (32), Krystal Rodriguez (37), Nicole Saccente (55) and a 12-year-old girl whose identity has been withheld.