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Driver in fatal accident is former beating victim

Shane Daniels, who was nearly killed over a decade ago in a notorious beating outside an East End club, was the driver in a pedestrian accident that left a Miller Place pilot dead.

Daniels, now 34, was driving in Miller Place Tuesday when he struck Robert Berkoski, who was crossing the street. Berkoski, 62, died a short time later.

Daniels, who has not been charged, was treated for...

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