Man Arraigned For Woodmere Crash That Killed Teen: Nassau County DA

MINEOLA, NY —A West Hempstead man was arraigned on aggravated vehicular homicide stemming from a December 2021 crash on Peninsula Boulevard in Woodmere that killed a teenage passenger and seriously injured the driver, Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly announced.

Arlin Aguilera 34, was arraigned Thursday before Judge Robert A. Schwartz on multiple charges including aggravated vehicular homicide, second-degree vehicular manslaughter, aggravated vehicular Assault, first-degree vehicular assault, driving while intoxicated and reckless driving.

Aguilera is due back in court on Aug. 12.

"This tragic case is yet another example of the fatal concoction that is driving drunk and speeding on our roadways," Donnelly said in a statement. "That alleged dangerous combination resulted in a teenage girl losing her life, and serious injuries to the driver and other teen passengers. We see too many fatal collisions following this same pattern in Nassau County, and our prosecutors will continue their diligent pursuit of safer streets and justice for the victims."

Donnelly said Aguilera was speeding and driving while intoxicated in a pickup truck when he slammed into an Audi.

A 15-year-old female passenger in the Audi was killed in the collision, and the driver of the Audi was seriously injured. Three additional passengers in the Audi also suffered varying degrees of injury.