A large sign was set up on the street with a picture of Officer Emilia Rennhack outside the home where her funeral was held Saturday in New Hyde Park.
It was an emotional day on Long Island as friends, family, and co-workers came together to remember an NYPD officer killed by an out-of-control car at a nail salon in Deer Park .
Rennhack was one of four people killed when an alleged drunk driver crashed into a nail salon in Deer ParkAlso killed in the crash were Jiancai 'Kenny' Chen, 37, of Bayside, Queens, Yan Xu, 41, of Flushing, Queens, and Meizi Zhang, 50, of Flushing, Queens.Officer Rennhack was assigned to the 102nd Precinct in Queens, where her husband is a detective.Schwally, of Dix Hills, has been charged with DWI, and additional charges could still be filed against him.
This is not Schwally's first DWI incident. He pleaded guilty to similar charges in Suffolk County in March 2013.Prosecutors say he is a Marine Corps veteran who is living at a Motor Inn in Commack.Schwally is due back in court on July 12.
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