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College dean pleads not guilty to upgraded charges in Meadowbrook crash

Robert Beodeker, 50, of Aquebogue, charged with reckless

Photo credit: Howard Schnapp | Robert Beodeker, 50, of Aquebogue, charged with reckless driving and aggravated unlicensed operation in connection with a fatal crash on the Meadowbrook Parkway, leaves Nassau police headquarters in Mineola. (March 5, 2013)

A college administrator wept Friday as he was led away in handcuffs after being arraigned on new charges that he struck and killed two men while driving under the influence of drugs on the Meadowbrook Parkway.

Prosecutors upgraded the charges against Robert Beodeker after blood tests came back positive for methamphetamine and amphetamine.

Beodeker, 50, of Aquebogue, originally charged...

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