Current:Home > FinanceOff-duty NYPD officer who was among 4 killed when drunk driver crashed into nail salon laid to rest-DB Wealth Institute B2 Reviews & Ratings
Off-duty NYPD officer who was among 4 killed when drunk driver crashed into nail salon laid to rest
lotradecoin API View Date:2024-12-25 17:08:41
NEW HYDE PARK, N.Y. (AP) — An off-duty New York Police Department officer who was among four killed when a drunk driver plowed into a nail salon on Long Island last month was laid to rest Saturday.
Hundreds gathered for the funeral at a funeral home in New Hyde Park for Emilia Rennhack, including scores of officers from the city police force, Newsday reported.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams, a former police captain, called the 30-year-old Deer Park resident “the best of our city,” saying she had immigrated from Poland to pursue the American dream and dedicated her life so others could do the same, the newspaper reports.
Her husband, Carl Rennhack remembered her as a “pillar” of the community and lamented that the couple had “so many more plans” for their future.
Rennhack had been on the police force since 2018 and was stationed at a precinct in Queens, where her husband also worked as a detective. She was the only customer killed in the June 28 crash at the Hawaii Nail & Spa in Deer Park.
The other victims were salon co-owner Jiancai Chen, 37, and employees Yan Xu, 41, and Meizi Zhang, 50, all from Queens. Nine others were also injured.
Police said Steven Schwally, 64, had been speeding through the parking lot when he drove his SUV through the front of the salon.
He pleaded not guilty to driving while intoxicated at his arraignment Monday. Bail was set at $1 million cash, $2 million bond or $5 million partially secured bond.
Prosecutors say Schwally told police he drank 18 beers the night before the crash and didn’t stop drinking until about 4 a.m. The Marine Corps veteran, who has been living at local motel at the time of the crash, is due back in court July 12.
veryGood! (881)
Related
- Collin Gosselin claims he was discharged from Marines due to institutionalization by mom Kate
- Trump, GOP lag Biden and Democrats in fundraising as campaigns look to general election
- How to watch Dodgers vs. Padres MLB spring training opener: Time, TV channel
- House is heading toward nuclear war over Ukraine funding, one top House GOP leader says
- Infamous LA officer’s gun found in $1 million watch robbery case
- Home sales rose in January as easing mortgage rates, inventory enticed homebuyers
- 'Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth' review: Savor the story, skim the open world
- One Year Later, Pennsylvanians Living Near the East Palestine Train Derailment Site Say They’re Still Sick
- The president of Columbia University has resigned, effective immediately
- 20 Secrets About Drew Barrymore, Hollywood's Ultimate Survivor
Ranking
- As Baltimore’s Sewer System Buckles Under Extreme Weather, City Refuses to Help Residents With Cleanup Efforts
- Alabama seeks to perform second execution using nitrogen hypoxia
- AT&T cellphone service out for tens of thousands across the country
- Amazon Prime Video lawsuit seeks class action status over streamer's 'ad-free' rate change
- NASA still hasn't decided the best way to get the Starliner crew home: 'We've got time'
- Two steps forward, one step back: NFL will have zero non-white offensive coordinators
- 90 Day Fiancé’s Mary Denucciõ Clarifies She Does Not Have Colon Cancer Despite Announcement
- Danny Masterson transferred out of maximum security prison. Why are we still talking about him?
Recommendation
-
Usher concert postponed hours before tour opener in Atlanta
-
Inquiry into Pablo Neruda's 1973 death reopened by Chile appeals court
-
Stock market today: Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 surges to all time high, near 39,000
-
What Black women's hair taught me about agency, reinvention and finding joy
-
Meta kills off misinformation tracking tool CrowdTangle despite pleas from researchers, journalists
-
Normani (finally) announces long-awaited debut solo album 'Dopamine'
-
Meet the 'Beatlemania boomers.' They face a looming retirement crisis
-
Camila Cabello Seemingly Hints at Emotional Shawn Mendes Breakup