Defendants sentenced in Inwood crash that killed newly engaged couple

On Tuesday, a Brooklyn man was sentenced to 18 years to life in prison in the deaths of a young couple who died in a 2018 crash in Inwood just days after announcing their wedding plans. Rahmel Watkins, 36, was given the sentence by acting Nassau Supreme Court Justice Francis Ricigliano on felony charges of criminally negligent homicide and assault, along with misdemeanor charges of reckless endangerment and reckless driving. Zakiyyah Steward was also sentenced Tuesday, to 3 to 9 years in prison. Credit: Howard Schnapp, NCPD