Driver acquitted in fatal 2009 crash
Photo credit: Joseph D. Sullivan | Defendant Damian Dudkiewicz leaves the courtroom of Judge Mark Cohen. (Sept. 28, 2012)
Trial for man accused in fatal drag race to beginA Lindenhurst man was acquitted Friday of charges that he killed four people while racing on Montauk Highway.
Damian Dudkiewicz, 28, was found not guilty of second-degree manslaughter and second-degree assault. A Suffolk jury deliberated 51/2 hours after eight weeks of testimony before reaching the verdict.
As Dudkiewicz lowered his head and wept, state Supreme Court Justice Mark Cohen...
