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Homicide charge for driver in baby's death

Jose Escobar of Westbury is facing a vehicular

Jose Escobar of Westbury is facing a vehicular homicide charge after his baby died from injuries in an alleged DWI crash. News 12 (Aug. 1, 2012) (August 1, 2012 6:50 PM)

Suffolk prosecutors Wednesday added aggravated vehicular homicide to the list of charges against a Westbury man accused of driving with a blood-alcohol level more than three times the legal limit in a July 19 accident that killed his 10-month-old daughter and injured his pregnant wife.

Prosecutors said Jose Escobar, 29, was driving up to 100 mph on the Long Island Expressway service road...

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