QUEENS, NY — A Roosevelt man has been sentenced to seven to 21 years in prison for a 2023 collision on the Long Island Expressway that killed one passenger and seriously injured three others, Queens prosecutors said.
Reginald Nash, 26, pleaded guilty in May to aggravated vehicular homicide and assault in the second degree. Supreme Court Justice Michael Hartofilis handed down the sentence Wednesday.
Prosecutors said Nash was driving a 2021 Honda Accord eastbound near the Greenpoint Avenue exit at approximately 4:30 a.m. on November 19, 2023, when he crashed into a highway attenuator. Investigators determined he was traveling about 89 mph and had a blood alcohol level of 0.12 percent, exceeding the legal limit of 0.08 percent.
The impact caused the vehicle to spin and collide with two other cars. One passenger, 23-year-old Cameron Mency, was ejected nearly 90 feet and later pronounced dead at a hospital. Three other passengers, including Nash’s sister, suffered serious injuries, some requiring surgeries.
The case was prosecuted by the Queens District Attorney’s Career Criminal Major Crimes Bureau with assistance from the Vehicular Homicide Unit.
