Amandeep Singh, the Roslyn resident charged with the deaths of local teen tennis stars Drew Hassenbein and Ethan Falkowitz in an alleged drunk driving incident, will have his trial start date set at his next hearing on Oct. 17.
His attorneys have filed motions to suppress evidence in the trial, including bodycam footage of Singh after the crash provided by police. Singh appears in the footage slurring his speech, confused about where he is moments after the incident and admitting to drinking and driving.
Singh’s attorneys, James Kousouros and Edward Sapone, said the statements he made in the bodycam footage were while he was in custody but he had not been read his rights against self-incrimination.
His attorneys said Friday morning a decision has not yet been made on those motions.
Singh, 35, was allegedly driving an Alpha Romeo on the wrong side of the road at 95 mph on May 3, 2023, with a blood alcohol count of 0.15 four hours after his arrest and with cocaine in his system.
Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly said at a news conference following his arraignment June 26, 2023, that the speed limit posted in the area of the collision was 40 mph.
His truck struck the Alpha Romeo occupied by four teenagers, all Roslyn High School varsity tennis players, resulting in the death of young tennis stars Hassenbein, 14, and Falkowitz, 14. The two other teens in the car survived after being treated for internal injuries.
Det. Capt. Steven Fitzpatrick, commanding officer of the Nassau County Police Department’s Homicide Squad, previously told reporters that the scene of the crash was “probably one of the most catastrophic” he had seen “in a long time.”
The teens’ deaths reverberated throughout their communities, particularly within Roslyn and the broader tennis community.
Singh was charged with multiple offenses, including aggravated vehicular homicide, assault, driving while intoxicated, driving while impaired by the combined influence of alcohol and a drug, reckless driving and a felony count of leaving the scene of an incident without reporting it, authorities said.
He pleaded not guilty to the 15-count indictment and denied a plea offered by the district attorney’s Office.
