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Coram Man Sentenced to Prison for Fatal 2015 DWI Crash in Deer Park

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A Coram man who pleaded guilty to vehicular manslaughter was sentenced today to a prison term of three to six years, Suffolk County District Attorney Thomas Spota said.

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Stephan Harbison, 28, of Coram, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to a prison term of three to six years.

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Deer Park, NY - March 15, 2017 - A Coram man who pleaded guilty to vehicular manslaughter was sentenced today to a prison term of three to six years, Suffolk County District Attorney Thomas Spota said.

Stephan Harbison, 28, crashed into a tree off Straight Path in Deer Park in January of 2015.   A passenger in his vehicle, Hamzah Abdul-Hakim of Wyandanch, died at the scene. 

Harbison had a blood alcohol of .15%, nearly double the legal limit (.08%).

State Supreme Court Justice Fernando Camacho sentenced Harbison to one to three years’ imprisonment for driving while intoxicated, a term to be served concurrently to the vehicular manslaughter sentence.