Pickup Truck Driver Was Drunk In Crash That Killed Teen: Police

WOODMERE, NY — A 15-year-old girl was killed and a 38-year-old woman is in critical condition following a Nassau County crash that involved a drunken driver, police said.

The crash occurred at the intersection of Peninsula Boulevard and Edward Avenue in Woodmere shortly before 11 p.m.

According to Nassau police, Arlin Javier Aguilera was driving a blue 2014 Dodge Ram 1500 pickup truck north on Peninsula Boulevard when it collided with a white 2018 Audi Q5 SUV that was turning southbound onto Peninsula Boulevard from Edward Avenue.

A 15-year-old girl in the Audi died from her injuries at a local hospital, police said. The 38-year-old woman who was driving the Audi is in critical condition. Three other people inside the Audi suffered less serious injuries, police said.

Aguilera, 34, and a passenger in the pickup truck suffered minor injuries. Aguilera, of West Hempstead, was taken into custody and charged with second degree vehicular manslaughter, second degree vehicular assault and DWI. He will be arraigned Sunday at First District Court in Hempstead.