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Cops: Newburgh city man could face manslaughter charge in crash

Originally published: November 20, 2012 5:44 PM
Updated: November 20, 2012 7:06 PM
By NEWSDAY.COM  

Luis Herrera, 46, was charged with felony driving

Photo credit: City of Newburgh | Luis Herrera, 46, was charged with felony driving while intoxicated and aggravated unlicensed driving after his girlfriend died in a car crash Saturday. (Nov. 20, 2012)

A City of Newburgh man could face vehicular manslaughter charges after a Saturday crash that left his girlfriend dead, city police said.

Luis Herrera, 46, was driving north on Route 9W in Newburgh at 3:15 a.m. Saturday when he lost control and struck two parked cars, according to cops.

Herrera wasn't supposed to be driving, police said -- his license had been suspended for an earlier...

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