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Long Island Driver Arraigned, Held Without Bail in Wrong-Way Crash That Killed Westbury Couple

Prosecutors say evidence of intoxication underpins aggravated vehicular homicide counts.

Overview

  • Diana Kutateladze, 36, pleaded not guilty in Hempstead to 10 counts, including aggravated vehicular homicide, after the Sunday night crash.
  • Prosecutors say she admitted to drinking a whiskey and Coke and blew 0.10 on a preliminary breath test, above New York’s 0.08 limit.
  • Investigators allege she was traveling about 70 mph, sideswiped a car, vaulted a guardrail into eastbound lanes and caused a head-on impact.
  • Donald Maxwell, 82, and Liscent Barbara Maxwell, 88, were killed; six vehicles were involved and about 10 people were injured, according to state police.
  • Kutateladze was remanded without bail, her husband remains in critical condition with severe injuries, and she faces 8 to 25 years in prison if convicted.