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Valley Stream man pleads guilty in fatal DWI crash

Originally published: September 14, 2009 6:01 PM
Updated: September 14, 2009 6:15 PM
By ANN GIVENS  ann.givens@newsday.com

Betsy Shein reacts after Persi Esquivel plead guilty

Photo credit: Howard Schnapp | Betsy Shein reacts after Persi Esquivel plead guilty to causing a DWI crash that killed her son Jason.

Betsy Shein sat with her head bowed and her shoulders shaking Monday as a Valley Stream man pleaded guilty to causing the drunken driving crash that killed her 21-year-old son Jason.

"He belongs in a cage, and I hope they throw away the key," Shein said of Persi Esquivel, 46, who prosecutors say crossed over a double-yellow line on Conklin Street in Farmingdale and hit Jason's car head on,...

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