A 36-year-old Westbury man has been indicted on new charges stemming from a high-speed, alcohol-fueled crash on the Meadowbrook State Parkway that left a passenger with a brain bleed, facial fractures and a dislocated humerus after he was ejected through the rear window of the vehicle he was riding in. Deondre Clark was driving 106 mph in a 2025 Toyota Camry when he rear-ended a 2015 Honda Pilot carrying four people near Exit M5 in East Meadow, prosecutors say.
Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly announced the indictment, according to Newsday. The crash happened around 2:48 a.m. on May 24, when the impact sent the Pilot spinning out and ejected its right rear passenger through the back window. That passenger was intubated and suffered a brain bleed, facial fractures and a dislocated humerus, while the Pilot's driver and two other passengers walked away with only minor injuries.
Troopers were dispatched to the northbound Meadowbrook State Parkway near M5 in the Town of Hempstead at around 2:48 a.m., according to Daily Voice. Prosecutors say Clark got out of the Camry, spotted the victim lying on the parkway, and fled on foot rather than staying at the scene.
DA Describes a Victim Fighting for Life While Driver Ran
Donnelly said Clark ran away while the victim was fighting for his life, and that the man's survival marked only the beginning of a long recovery, the district attorney's office said. A Nassau County police officer apprehended Clark near the exit ramp, and he was later sent to a hospital after complaining of pain, per the same account.
New York State Police arrested Clark later that same day on charges of driving while intoxicated, felony assault and reckless driving. A toxicology test taken roughly three and a half hours after the crash measured his blood alcohol concentration at 0.21 percent, more than 2.5 times the legal limit, the district attorney's office said.
Not Guilty Plea, Steep Bail Set by Judge
Clark pleaded not guilty before acting Supreme Court Justice Joseph Giardi to a lengthy list of charges: two counts of aggravated vehicular assault, two counts of first-degree vehicular assault, second-degree assault, two counts of driving while intoxicated, leaving the scene of an accident resulting in serious injury, aggravated driving while intoxicated, and reckless driving. New York's penal code classifies aggravated vehicular assault as a class C felony, according to the New York State Senate.
Giardi ordered Clark held on $200,000 cash bail, a $400,000 bond or a $2 million partially secured bond — though Daily Voice's report described the $400,000 option specifically as an insured bond, a detail that outlet included in its own account of the same hearing. Clark is scheduled to return to court on December 18. If convicted, he faces 7 to 15 years in prison, the district attorney's office said. His attorney, Karen Johnston, did not immediately return a telephone message seeking comment late Friday, the station's report noted.
Not the First High-Speed Crash on This Stretch
The Meadowbrook Parkway has seen similarly violent, alcohol-related crashes before. In 2014, Keira Corbin was reported to have driven a borrowed Chevy Cruze at more than 111 mph while impaired by drugs and alcohol before losing control, seriously injuring a passenger; she was later sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty to second-degree assault, driving while ability impaired, and reckless driving, according to the Nassau County District Attorney. A separate case described a Freeport woman sentenced to 6 to 18 years in prison after driving an estimated 100 mph on the same parkway while drunk and high, causing a fatal crash.
