MINEOLA, N.Y. — Nassau County prosecutors said Thursday that Amandeep Singh, 36, of Roslyn, entered a guilty plea to aggravated vehicular homicide and several other charges related to a May 2023 wrong-way collision in Jericho that killed 14-year-olds Ethan Falkowitz and Drew Hassenbein and injured two other teenagers.
The accident happened on May 3, 2023, when Singh drove his 2021 Dodge Ram TRX in the wrong direction on North Broadway at 95 mph while intoxicated and under the influence of cocaine. He struck an Alfa Romeo head-on as it was transporting four adolescents home from celebrating winning a high school tennis competition.
According to an examination of Singh’s car, at the time of the collision, he was moving at 75 mph in a 40 mph zone. Hassenbein and Falkowitz, who were sitting on the right side of the car, were killed instantaneously in the crash. Glass fragments that needed to be removed from one victim’s eye, leg injuries, and a concussion were among the injuries sustained by the other two teenagers.
Singh escaped the site of the collision and was discovered hiding close to a dumpster in the parking lot of a local shopping complex. Four hours after the collision, Singh’s blood alcohol level was.15%, almost twice the legal limit, according to a blood test performed under a search order. Additionally, cocaine was found in his system.
Singh’s sentencing is set for February 7, 2025, and he risks a sentence of 8 to 25 years in jail. According to Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly, the defendant was forced to accept responsibility for the lives he wrecked today due to the overwhelming proof of his culpability.
Note: Every piece of content is rigorously reviewed by our team of experienced writers and editors to ensure its accuracy. Our writers use credible sources and adhere to strict fact-checking protocols to verify all claims and data before publication. If an error is identified, we promptly correct it and strive for transparency in all updates, feel free to reach out to us via email. We appreciate your trust and support!
