Car Accident Caused By Drunk Driver Claimed Lives Of 4 Bridesmaids

4 bridesmaids were killed and at least five
other people were seriously injured after a
limousine was hit by a pickup truck during a
suspected DWI on Long Island in New York
wine country.
A law enforcement official said the extended
cab truck T-boned the limo, which was
carrying seven or eight women, along Route
48 around 5pm Saturday in Cutchogue on
Long Island's North Fork.
The victims' names have not been released
but they are thought to be from the New York
City are
Police say an intoxicated driver was arrested
after his pickup up truck slammed into a limo
causing a crash that killed four woman
and seriously injured two others on the eastern
end of Long Island Saturday evening.
The crash happened around 6 p.m. in
Cutchogue on the North Fork of Long Island.
The limo driver, and seven women who were
part of a bachelorette party, were in the limo
which had just left Vineyard 48 Winery, located
on Route 48, CBS2’s Dave Carlin reported.
Officials told Carlin the limo left the winery and
was heading eastbound on Route 48 when it
attempted to make a U-turn westbound. The
truck then apparently t-boned the limo.
3 woman died on impact and another
woman died a short time later at Taconic Bay
Hospital. All were bridesmaids.
The police chief said it was one of the worst
accidents he has ever seen. The crash was so
violent, it nearly cut the limo in half, Hall
reported.
2 of the other women, including the bride, are
in critical condition. The limo driver is
expected to survive, officials told Carlin.
The driver of the truck was transported to the
hospital for lacerations on his face. Police tell
Hall the driver was arrested for driving while
intoxicated. His identity has not been released
either.
Neighbor Diana was on the scene shortly after
the crash.
“It’s so sad because I heard that the girls in
the limousine may have been around for the
bachelorette party so you know something like
that happening .. It’s insane,” Diana said.