Edward Rice, 49, and Robert Owens, 22, killed in collision with fleeing driver Eric K. Dempsey, 39, at Tallman Street and Lincoln Avenue in Syracuse, New York

Modified Date: 
Fri, 03/09/2018 - 10:35am
Accident Date: 
Friday, September 22, 2017

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A man and his stepson died Friday evening after a drunken driver fled from officers and crashed into their car in Syracuse, police said.

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Dempsey refused to stop and turned onto Lincoln Avenue, Fowler said. He sped through the stop sign at the Tallman Street intersection and crashed into a white sedan, which was driven by Rice.

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Those factors led Dempsey's maximum possible punishment to increase from 2 1/3 to 7 years up to 8 1/3 to 25 years.

Type: Car Accident
People Involved: 
Eric K. Dempsey
Edward Rice
Robert Owens

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