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3 Women Leaving Long Island Sweet 16 Party Killed by Drunk Driver

Long Island authorities confirmed the death of three women they say died after their car was hit by an alleged drunk driver. The trio was leaving a sweet 16 party.

Dante Lennon, 22, was behind the wheel of a Mercedes-Benz sedan when he allegedly T-boned a Lincoln Town Car that was carrying a ride-hail driver and five other passengers around 11:11 p.m. Saturday in New Hyde Park.

The accident happened outside an event venue on the Jericho Turnpike, according to the Nassau County Police Department.

The three female passengers were riding in the back seat of the town car and were pronounced dead at the scene, police said. 

The others in the Lincoln were taken to a nearby hospital, and have been listed in stable condition.

Lennon has been charged with a DWI and three counts of vehicular manslaughter. The Freeport, Long Island, resident was also taken to a local area hospital to be treated for non-life-threatening injuries.

He is scheduled to appear in court when he is well enough to do so, police confirmed.

A law-enforcement source told The New York Post that the women who died had just left a Sweet 16 party that was held at the Inn at New Hyde Park.

Surveillance footage shows the driver of the Lincoln slowly turning left onto Jericho Turnpike when the Mercedes slammed into it, which sent both cars flying down the road.

“Right away, I just see a Mercedes-Benz coming through, crashing into an Uber driver that was turning,” said the Table 7 employee, according to CBS2. “It looked like a T-bone, a little bit, and it was devastating.” 

“Very disturbing, never seen that ever in my life,” witness Jaylen Augustin said. “[W]hy would that happen? I just can’t believe it.”

About Crystal Gross

Crystal joined BallerAlert in 2020 to renew her passion for writing. She is a Kentucky native who now lives in the heart of Atlanta. She enjoys reading, politics, traveling, and of course writing.

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