Obituaries
Donations Top $80,000 For Family Of Massapequa Crash Victims
The four victims range in age from 6 to 60.
MASSAPEQUA, NY — The GoFundMe page created for the family of a Massapequa crash that left four relatives dead has gotten more than $80,000 in donations.
Three family members died after the collision on Sunrise Highway near the Sunrise Mall.
A fourth person, Chantel Solomon, 6, of Uniondale, succumbed to her injuries last week, police said.
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Patrice Huntley, 60, was killed in the crash, along with his 12-year-old daughter Hannah and his 11-year-old son Jeremiah.
Solomon was Huntley's 5-year-old step-granddaughter. An 18-year-old stepdaughter was critically hurt.
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Police said Michael Deangelo, 32, of Lindenhurst, who was speeding at the time of the crash, is charged with three counts of aggravated vehicular homicide, three counts of second-degree manslaughter, six counts of second-degree assault, two counts of third-degree assault and two counts of driving while ability impaired.
The GoFundMe page was created on Aug. 8 to "raise funds to pay for burial expenses, cover long-term care expenses for the surviving children and pay legal fees to ensure the driver(s) are prosecuted to the full extent of the law."
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