MASSAPEQUA, N.Y. (1010 WINS) -- A 32-year-old driver with drugs in his system was driving 120 mph when he struck an SUV, killing a father and his two young children on Long Island last weekend, officials announced Friday.
Michael DeAngelo also had cocaine and fentanyl in his system at the time of the crash, according to Det. Capt. Stephen Fitzpatrick.
“We’ve discovered that he was driving under the influence of narcotics and controlled substances,” Fitzpatrick said. “We’ve also determined that he was traveling one second prior to the collision at over 100 miles per hour, in fact, at 120.55 miles per hour.”
DeAngelo was charged at a Long Island hospital on Friday with three counts of aggravated vehicular homicide, three counts of manslaughter, six counts of assault, two counts of driving while intoxicated with drugs, one count of reckless driving and two counts of assault.
He is currently being treated for a compound fracture to the his leg as well as internal injuries.
Patrice Huntley, 60, was taking his 13-year-old son and 10-year-old daughter to get ice cream to celebrate his new job when, DeAngelo, who was driving a Hyundai Kona rear-ended their Hyundai Santa Fe, according to Nassau police.
They were pronounced dead at the scene.
In total, five other people were injured, including Huntley's 6-year-old granddaughter and an 18-year-old man in the Santa Fe, who both suffered critical injuries.
The crash was so intense that the Kona flipped into the air and landed on a vehicle in the opposite lanes.
"You're killing families," Nassau Det. Cap. Stephen Fitzpatrick said of dangerous drivers at a news conference. "There are five kids that are potentially going to die."
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