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DA points to 'scourge' of drugged driving

Originally published: January 30, 2012 10:30 AM
Updated: January 30, 2012 10:44 PM
By SANDRA PEDDIE  sandra.peddie@newsday.com

Suffolk County DA Thomas Spota points to photos

Photo credit: James Carbone | Suffolk County DA Thomas Spota points to photos of a horrific crash that claimed the life of a 5-year-old boy during a press conference at Riverhead Criminal Court. (Jan. 30, 2012)

Two drivers allegedly high on prescription drugs at the time of fatal car accidents last month were indicted Monday in the deaths of a 5-year-old West Islip boy on his way to buy a Christmas tree with his family and a 40-year-old Medford woman helping her mother with her laundry.

Suffolk District Attorney Thomas Spota announced the indictments of Steven Kinalis, 30, of Ronkonkoma, and Elizabeth...

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