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Man: Not guilty in crash that killed wife

Jeffrey Hirsch, 57, of Longshore Street in Bay

Photo credit: SCPD | Jeffrey Hirsch, 57, of Longshore Street in Bay Shore, was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated after a crash which left his wife in serious condition, Suffolk County police said. His wife later died. (Jan. 24, 2012)

A Bay Shore man pleaded not guilty Wednesday morning to charges of killing his wife while driving drunk.

Jeffrey Hirsch, 57, is charged with second-degree vehicular manslaughter and driving while intoxicated. Assistant District Attorney Jessica Spencer said Hirsch had a blood-alcohol content of 0.16 percent -- twice the legal limit -- when he drove into the back of another car on Jan. 24 on...

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