Drunk driver beat other motorist to death after crash, Nassau police say

Patrick Destine was unregistered, uninsured, and drunk when he blew a stop sign and crashed into the side of David McKenzie’s van on Saturday night, police say.

Patrick Destine is being held without bail and faces 25 years to life if found guilty on a murder charge.It was a minor crash that ended in the murder of 54-year-old David McKenzie, just steps away from his Baldwin home.

"It’s a wound that’ll take a very long time to heal," said McKenzie’s sister-in-law, Vivian Williams. And despite McKenzie telling Destine he’d walk away without calling police, prosecutors say Destine still chased him down screaming, "I should kill you."

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