Crime & Safety
Man In Custody Following Crash Into Tree Last Year: Police
Frane Skoda faces two counts of DWI for the October accident that left him badly hurt, police say.
ELMONT, NY — A man is in custody for a car accident that took place in the fall.
Police said Frane Skoda, 20, of Queens, has been charged with two counts of driving while intoxicated and one count of assault.
During the overnight hours of Oct. 10, detectives said, the 20-year-old driver and his 20-year-old man passenger were injured when their vehicle crashed into a tree at the intersection of Dutch Broadway and Meacham Avenue in Elmont.
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Both victims were taken to an area hospital. The passenger suffered minor injuries, while Skoda was hospitalized, at the time, in critical condition.
Skoda was scheduled to be arraigned on Wednesday at First District Court in Hempstead.
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