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DWI charge in fatal East Rockaway crash

A Lynbrook woman is accused of driving drunk and killing a man in a crash early yesterday in East Rockaway, police said.

Patricia E. Bregel, 33, was arraigned yesterday at First District Court in Hempstead on charges of vehicular manslaughter and drunken driving, police said.

She intends to post the $300,000 bond, said defense attorney Salvatore J. Marinello of Mineola.

Bregel...

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