Michael Grasing faces murder charge in Brittney Walsh death

Originally published: July 18, 2012 8:31 AM
Updated: July 18, 2012 10:34 PM
By ANDREW SMITH andrew.smith@newsday.com

Suffolk DA Thomas Spota and the father of Brittney Walsh, the teen who was killed in a crash in Lindenhurst, talk about upgraded charges against Michael Grasing, the suspected drunken driver. Videojournalist: Jim Staubitser (July 18, 2012) (July 18, 2012 3:39 PM)

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Loved ones gathered at a funeral home in

Brittney Walsh's funeral Four days after the Lindenhurst crash that claimed

Police reconstruct fatal accident scene Suffolk District Attorney Thomas Spota said Wednesday the

Fatal crash: Blood-alcohol level 4x limit

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Friends and family attend a during funeral service

Lindenhurst teen killed by alleged drunken driver According to officials, the driver of a tractor-trailer

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A Babylon man who was driving drunk at speeds of up to 100 mph before he hit and killed a Lindenhurst teenager was charged with murder because he showed such disrespect for the lives of others, Suffolk District Attorney Thomas Spota said Wednesday.

Michael Grasing, 31, pleaded not guilty to an 11-count indictment charging him with second-degree murder, aggravated vehicular homicide, aggravated...

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