Driver in 133 MPH Fatal Long Island Crash Convicted on 11 Charges

A Brooklyn man was convicted on Thursday on 11 charges related to a fatal DWI crash in Uniondale back in 2014, according to the Nassau County District Attorney's office.

On Thanksgiving morning in 2014, Bill Hassan, 24, was driving his 2014 Infiniti Q50 while drunk at a speed of over 130 miles per hour southbound on the Meadowbrook Parkway when he lost control and crashed into a tree near an exit ramp for the Southern State Parkway, killing his 24-year-old passenger, Malih Takkouche, the DA said.

Hassan was found to be driving with a revoked license and without a required interlock device, which he was ordered to install on his car less than two months before the crash, the DA said.

A download of the Infiniti’s black box revealed that the car had been traveling at least 133 miles per hour.

Police found Hassan to be intoxicated at the scene and it was later determined that his BAC was at .16 percent, twice the legal limit, according to the DA.

On Thursday, he was convicted by a jury on charges including:

• two counts of aggravated vehicular homicide
• two counts of first degree vehicular manslaughter
• second degree manslaughter
• two counts of operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol
• aggravated first degree unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle
• aggravated second degree unlicensed operation of a motor vehicl
• reckless driving
• operating a motor vehicle without an ignition interlock device

The jury returned the verdict after an hour of deliberation.

Hassan faces between 8 and 25 years in prison, according to the DA. He is due back in court for sentencing on August 4.