When police arrived on the scene of the accident, first responders described Steven Schwally as smelling of alcohol with his eyes 'bloodshot' and his speech 'slurred and mumbled.'
The driver who authorities say plowed his SUV into a Long Island nail salon Friday, killing four people and injuring nine others, told police he had consumed 18 beers the night before the accident, according to CNN affiliate WABC.Steven Schwally, 64, was intoxicated when he drove his SUV into Hawaii Nail & Spa.
The online court records show Schwally is represented by Suffolk County Legal Aid Society, which did not respond to requests for comment.Among the four people killed at the nail salon were Jiancai Chen, 37, Yan Xu, 41, Meizi Zhang, 50, and Emilia Rennhack, 30, according to Suffolk County police.
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