Nassau Man Who Drunkenly Crashed Into Vet Hospital Sentenced

MINEOLA, NY — A Farmingdale man was sentenced on Thursday to 2 1-3 to seven years in prison for a 2018 high-speed drunk driving crash into the Roslyn Village Veterinary Hospital, Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas said.

Wymann Wiggins, 31, pled guilty on March 1 to second-degree attempted assault (an E felony), two counts of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs (a D felony) and fourth-degree criminal mischief (an A misdemeanor).

"It’s a miracle that no one was killed as a result of this defendant’s use of the LIE as his personal speedway," Singas said. "The defendant drove 121 miles an hour, while both drunk and high, and endangered the life of every single person on the roadway that night."

On June 18, 2018, around 12:30 a.m., Wiggins was speeding while driving westbound on the LIEnear Exit 37 when a Nassau County Police Sergeant tried to pull him over. Wiggins, driving a 2017 BMW, refused to stop and instead continued driving, eventually exiting the highway onto the service road at Exit 37. He then got off the service road and drove north on Mineola Avenue at speeds up to 121 MPH.

After driving on Mineola Avenue for about one mile, Wiggins lost control of his car and crashed into the front of the Roslyn Village Veterinary Hospital.

A woman, who was a passenger in the front seat, was seriously injured, as she suffered a collapsed lung. The damage to the veterinary hospital resulted in the building being condemned. No animals or humans inside the hospital were injured during the crash.

An investigation found Wiggins to have a 0.14 BAC, as well as seriously high from marijuana.