Terrifying new footage shows 'drunk' ex-Marine narrowly missing pedestrians before nail salon smash that killed four including cop

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Horrifying caller video has emerged of nan moments starring up to a devastating clang that claimed 4 lives astatine a Long Island nail salon, including a constabulary serviceman getting her nails done earlier her wedding.

The chilling footage shows ex-Marine Steven Schwally, 64, looking visibly disheveled arsenic he purchased alcohol astatine a liquor shop, earlier embarking connected his deadly rampage.

Schwally tin past beryllium seen speeding done a parking lot, narrowly avoiding pedestrians successful nan footage obtained by Newsday, earlier charging full-speed into Hawaii Nail & Spa successful Deer Park connected June 28.

The erstwhile Marine allegedly said he had consumed 18 beers earlier getting down nan instrumentality and reaching speeds of 78mph earlier plowing into nan salon.

The chilling footage shows ex-Marine Steven Schwally, 64, looking visibly disheveled arsenic he purchased intoxicant astatine a liquor shop, earlier embarking connected his deadly rampage

Schwally tin past beryllium seen speeding done a parking lot, narrowly avoiding pedestrians successful nan footage obtained by Newsday, earlier charging full-speed into Hawaii Nail & Spa successful Deer Park connected June 28

The erstwhile Marine allegedly said he had consumed 18 beers earlier getting down nan instrumentality and reaching speeds of 78mph earlier plowing into nan salon

Prosecutors opportunity that Schwally's reside was slurred, his eyes were bloodshot, and his activity reeked of intoxicant astatine nan clip of his arrest.

The clang claimed 4 lives, including that of an off-duty constabulary officer, Emilia Rennhack, 34. 

The 3 different victims were named arsenic 37-year-old Jiancai Chen, nan proprietor of nan salon, and labor Yan Xu, 41, and Meizi Zhang, 50.

Nine different group were injured including a 12-year-old girl.  

Schwally allegedly told officers aft nan crash: 'I haven't surgery immoderate laws. Can I get my licence back? I'm a Marine.'

On Thursday, Schwally pleaded not blameworthy to a 38-count indictment including charges of execution and vehicular manslaughter.

Schwally faces a imaginable life condemnation if convicted of nan apical charges.

The video appears to show nary deceleration astatine each arsenic Schwally's 2020 Chevy Traverse barrels down nan roadworthy other and into nan car batch earlier hitting nan salon.

The sound of screams tin beryllium heard from nan salon and customers from nan neighboring business tin beryllium seen moving retired of their shop to spot what had happened.

Off-duty NYPD serviceman Emilia Rennhack, 30, was killed during Friday's crash

An worker astatine nan salon, Yan Xu, 41, besides mislaid her life successful nan tragic crash

Jiancai Chen, proprietor of nan Hawaii Nail & Spa salon successful Deer Park was besides killed successful nan crash

Prosecutors described nan clang arsenic having occurred pinch nan driver having 'accelerated astatine a precocious complaint of speed', and that Schwally allegedly: 'Drove successful nan other lane of travel, astir striking pedestrians.

'He continued done nan intersection, went airborne' arsenic he slammed into nan packed nail salon.'

The car was only brought to a halt by nan backmost of nan building aft destroying everything successful its path.

This is not Schwally's first clip being charged pinch driving while intoxicated, Newsday reports.

Back successful April 2014, he pleaded blameworthy to driving nether nan power and had his licence suspended.

Schwally's relative Edward besides claims he has had much than 1 anterior DUI, recounting really he erstwhile drove his relative to probation aft he refused to return a breathalyzer successful 2010 aliases 2011.

'It's for illustration my worst nightmare travel true,' nan relative told The Post.

'I consciousness unspeakable astir guiltless group getting hurt.

He besides admitted his relative had a wont of 'bad mouthing everyone'.

'He could beryllium vicious astatine times,' he added.

The information footage caught nan split-second nan car slammed into nan salon, narrowly missing a pedestrian and sidesplitting 4 group inside

'I mean I consciousness unspeakable for him that it ended up happening. There's thing I tin really do for him. It's retired of everybody's hands. It's successful nan hands of nan courts.

'He is not going to spot nan ray of day. He's finished. There is nary measurement to get retired of that.'

The nail bar's clients person reacted pinch scary to nan schematic footage pinch immoderate demanding nan driver person a life sentence.

'I'm terribly sorry for each you person had to endure,' wrote Christopher Steven. 'Hang successful location nail salon ladies. Justice will beryllium done.'

'Omg this is insane. They had nary chance,' wrote Jenny Lynne.

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