Indian American Man Accused of Killing Two Teens in 2023 Vehicular Homicide on Long Island Pleads Guilty
- This agreement ends nearly two years of bickering by Amandeep Singh and his attorneys, and further allows him to avoid an additional seven years behind bars for fleeing the scene of the crash that killed middle schoolers Drew Hassenbein and Ethan Falkowitz, both 14.
A drunken Indian American man accused of killing two teenage tennis stars in a wrong-way crash in 2023 has plead guilty to aggravated vehicular homicide and other charges. Amandeep Singh, 36, of Roslyn, New York, smashed his pickup truck into a sedan with four male teens inside on May 3, 2023, killing Drew Hassenbein and Ethan Falkowitz, both 14-year-old elite tennis players in the eighth grade.
Singh, a construction executive is said to have been drinking heavily and using cocaine the night of the crash, “agreed last week to change his plea to guilty on the top charge in exchange for a sentence of 8⅓ to 25 years in prison, sources told Newsday. This agreement “ends nearly two years of legal wrangling by Singh and his attorneys,” the publication noted. Additionally, the agreement also allows Singh to avoid an additional seven years behind bars for fleeing the scene of the crash that killed middle schoolers Drew Hassenbein and Ethan Falkowitz, both 14.
The two were sitting on the right side of the vehicle. The 17-year-old driver and another 16-year-old passenger survived the crash. They were admitted to a local hospital for internal injuries. All four were members of Roslyn’s tennis team and were on their way home after a victory. The teens were wearing their seat belts and the driver had a valid license, police said.
Singh spent the evening of May 3, 2023, “drinking Scotch and tequila and snorting cocaine at three bars before getting behind the wheel of his red 2021 Dodge Ram TRX pickup,” Newsday reported, citing Nassau prosecutors said. He reportedly hit speeds over 90 mph south in the northbound lanes of North Broadway in Jericho before hitting a 2019 four-door Alfa Romeo carrying Drew and Ethan. The impact flipped the truck and sent it skidding down the road on its side. Investigators said they found a bottle of Casamigos tequila under the seat.
According to Newsday, “toxicology reports taken four hours after the crash found Singh had a 0.15 blood alcohol level — nearly double the legal limit — along with cocaine in his system.” Police also found empty bottle of tequila behind Singh’s driver’s seat.