BALDWIN, Long Island (WABC) — Police are investigating a fatal road rage incident in Nassau County.
Detectives say a drunk driver involved in a two-car crash hit the other driver so brutally that he was killed.
The cars crashed Saturday night at an intersection in Baldwin. Police say 26-year-old Patrick Destine kicked the other driver, a 54-year-old man, in the head.
After a brief foot chase, police arrested Destine.
The victim was rushed to the hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Destine is charged with second degree murder and DWI.
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