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Suffolk District Attorney Thomas Spota said Wednesday the

Suffolk District Attorney Thomas Spota said Wednesday the driver who fatally struck a Lindenhurst teen on her way home from work had a blood-alcohol level nearly four times the legal limit and was speeding up to 100 mph before crashing into the victim's car, causing it to flip and hit a utility pole. Videojournalist: Jim Staubitser (June 27, 2012) (June 27, 2012 5:49 PM)

A Babylon man had a blood-alcohol level nearly four times the legal limit when his speeding car rear-ended a vehicle, killing a Lindenhurst teen, authorities said Wednesday.

Minutes before the fatal Sunday night crash, another driver yelled at Michael Grasing, 31, to "stop driving before he kills someone," Suffolk County District Attorney Thomas Spota said.

Spota said Grasing ran two...

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