Centereach man indicted for DWI crash that seriously injured DOT worker
Prosecutors say 54-year-old Joseph Kalinowski was drunk as he drove past a marked road closure and struck Randy Acum on the Long Island Expressway.
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A Centereach man has been indicted on numerous charges in a crash that seriously injured a New York State Department of Transportation worker on Feb. 26.
Prosecutors say 54-year-old Joseph Kalinowski was drunk as he drove past a marked road closure and struck Randy Acum on the Long Island Expressway.
Acum had been assisting with debris cleanup at the time of the crash.
He sustained a traumatic brain injury and a fractured arm, according to officials.
The charges against Kalinowski include aggravated vehicular assault, vehicular assault, assault, aggravated driving while intoxicated, driving while intoxicated, reckless endangerment and reckless driving.
He is due back in court on June 3 and faces up to 15 years in prison if convicted.
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