New Yorkers came together to mourn the loss of NYPD Officer Emilia Rennhack, 30, Yan Xu, 41, and Meizi Zhang, 50, both from Flushing, Queens, and a man, Jiancai Chen, 37, of Bayside, Queens. Our heartfelt condolences to their friends and family.
Nine more people, including a 12-year-old girl, were also injured in this horrific act of vehicular violence.
The drunk driver, Steven Schwally, 64, had multiple DUIs and was previously convicted of DWI and had his license suspended in April 2014. With a history of driving drunk, we need to take steps to keep these dangerous drivers off our roads.Â
We ask our electeds to put forward a package of legislation to impose heavy fines and criminal charges for repeat offenders of impaired drivers whether on alcohol, marijuana or other substance abuse. We urge our justice system to deliver the most severe sentence to Mr. Schwally for his reckless behavior that cost four innocent lives and destroyed their families.
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