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Ex-Marine charged with DWI in fatal collision

An ex-Marine from Valley Stream whose lawyer said he suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder was charged Friday with driving while drunk and slamming into a car in Manhattan, killing the driver.

Brandon Connelly, 32, was arraigned on charges of second-degree vehicular manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide and two counts of operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Judge James Gibbons...

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