A 4-year-old was killed at a Hudson Valley park by an alleged drunk driver just before Father's Day.

The driver accused of hitting and killing a four-year-old girl in the lower Hudson Valley was indicted.

4-Year-Old Girl Killed By Drunk Driver In Rockland County, New York

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A Rockland County grand jury voted an indictment against 41-year-old Axel I. Lopez-Santiago, of Spring Valley, New York, charging him with:

  • Three counts of Aggravated Vehicular Homicide,
  • Manslaughter in the Second Degree,
  • Two counts of Assault in the Second Degree,
  • Driving While Intoxicated as a Felony,
  • Reckless Driving.

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Lopez-Santiago is accused of driving drunk, recklessly, and at a high rate of speed on June 14 on Old Nyack Turnpike, in Spring Valley, New York.

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While driving east, his car suddenly veered across the double yellow line and into the opposite lane of travel. His car then continued off the road and onto the pedestrian sidewalk as he approached the entrance to Kennedy Park.

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Two hours after the crash, his blood alcohol content was .19, which is more than twice New York's legal limit, CBS reports.

"It is an insane, traumatic, and horrific scene," a prosecutor said in court.

Four People Hit Near Park In Spring Valley, New York

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Lopez-Santiago's car then hit at least four people near the entrance of the park before crashing into a tree.

All the victims were taken to local hospitals.

A 4-year-old girl died from her injuries, officials say.

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Two of the other victims, a 31-year-old male and a five-year-old male, sustained serious physical injuries, according to the Rockland County DA's office.

Daughter Of Hudson Valley Politician Killed

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New York Sen. Bill Weber identified the victim as Goldy, a daughter of Spring Valley Village Trustee Yisroel Eisenbach.

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The crash happened the night before Father's Day, around 9:30 p.m. Saturday night.

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Remembering that there are 62 counties in the Empire State, the very smallest ones are the boroughs of New York City, where their size can be counted in blocks an neighborhoods. But in the counties of Upstate NY we see a wide variety of land sizes.

This gallery looks at the ten smallest, but just step back a moment and put it all in perspective. Yes, these are small ones, but we also have some counties in Upstate NY that are gargantuan in size.

This is a fun piece of trivia. The smallest state in the United States (by land) is Rhode Island with just 1,214 square miles to it. And...there are 18 counties in Upstate NY that are largest than that whole state!

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