2 people killed in head-on crash with alleged drunk driver on the Southern State Parkway
Troopers said Diana Kutateladze, 36, was driving westbound just after 10 p.m. last night, with a passenger in her car, when she sideswiped another vehicle in the left lane.
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Two people are dead after a woman, accused of driving drunk and speeding, went over the median and collided with multiple cars on the Southern State Parkway in Malverne, New York State Police said.
Troopers said Diana Kutateladze, 36, was driving westbound just after 10 p.m. last night, with a passenger in her car, when she sideswiped another vehicle in the left lane.
Investigators said the Oceanside resident lost control of her car, crossed the center median and continued driving westbound in the eastbound lanes, hitting multiple vehicles.
Kutateladze struck one of those vehicles head-on, a black Toyota Highlander, where both passengers, Donald Maxwell, 82, and Liscent Maxwell, 88, died at the scene.
A total of six cars and 10 people were involved, west of exit 17S.
Several other drivers and passengers were taken to the hospital. One person is in critical condition, while the remaining people are considered to have non-life-threatening injuries.
Troopers said both speed and impairment contributed to the crash.
The collision shut down the parkway between exits 15 and 17 for seven hours overnight.
Kutateladze was arrested and charged with aggravated vehicular homicide, two counts of vehicular manslaughter, second degree assault, driving while intoxicated and reckless driving.
