From PX11
CUTCHOGUE, N.Y. — Police have released the identities of the victims of Saturday’s limousine crash in Cutchogue that killed four people and injured five people.
The victims who were killed in the crash were Brittany Schulman, 23, and Lauren Baruch, 24, both from Smithtown; Stephanie Belli, 23, of Kings Park; and Amy Grabina, 23, of Commack.
Injured in the crash were Joelle Dimonte, 25, of Elwood; Melissa Angela Crai, 23, of Scarsdale; Alicia Arundel, 24, of Setauket; and Olga Lipets, 24, of Brooklyn. The limousine’s driver, Carlos Pino, 58, of Bethpage was also injured.
According to a friend of Stephanie Belli, the women were on their way back from a birthday party at Vineyard 48 in Cutchogue when their limousine was T-boned by a pickup truck.
A Southold business man has been arrested and charged with DWI in the fatal limousine crash that killed four New York area women.
According to The Suffolk Times, Steven Romeo, 55, has been charged with DWI. He is the co-owner of a local marine contracting company called Romeo Dimon Marine service. Romeo was also involved in another fatal accident in January 2014, when a bucket fell off a skid-steer loader, operated by Romeo, killed a 30-year-old worker.
From New York Daily News
The driver of the pickup truck that T-boned a limousine on a Long Island road and killed four young women admitted he drank a few beers before the collision — and tried to get away by climbing a fence, officials said.
Steven Romeo, 58, stayed at the crash site in Cutchogue for about 15 minutes on Saturday, at one point talking to police. But then he walked about 1,000 feet away, climbed over a 6-foot fence and shimmied down a steep embankment, Suffolk County District Attorney Thomas Spota told reporters.
A cop heading to the crash at the intersection of County Route 48 and Depot Lane saw Romeo and ordered him to stop. Romeo initially kept walking, but he ultimately surrendered, Spota said.
After his arrest, Romeo admitted that he boozed up as he did some work at his home before the wreck near the Vineyard 48 winery on the North Fork of Long Island. ….MORE
