Three women were killed over the weekend in a suspected drunken driving crash on Long Island, New York, that left debris scattered across the area.
Two of the victims were in town from North Carolina on Saturday for a Sweet 16, police sources close to the investigation told NBC New York. The victims names' and ages have not been released.
The victims were sitting in the rear of a Lincoln Town Car with a driver and two other occupants when a Mercedes-Benz hit the vehicle in front of 214 Jericho Turnpike in New Hyde Park shortly after 11 p.m., the Nassau County police said.
Dante Lennon, 22, of Freeport, was identified as the driver and sole occupant of the Mercedes-Benz, police said.
The three women in the rear of the Lincoln Town Car were pronounced dead at the scene, police said. The driver and the remaining passengers were taken to a hospital, where they were listed as stable.
Lennon was charged with vehicular assault and driving while intoxicated and three counts of vehicular manslaughter, police said. He was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and “will be arraigned as soon as medically practical,” police said.
It was not clear Monday whether he had a lawyer.
A witness described the scene.
“When I came out, I just see all tires, pieces, everywhere on the floor," Jaylen Augustin told NBC New York. "Right away called 911 to get some help, see what’s going on."
The investigation continues.