Ex-NYPD officer Stanley Cadet, 27, of North Babylon, was off-duty and allegedly driving at more than 100 mph alongside Kayla Lopez, 28, of Bay Shore, at 2:20 a.m. on May 11, 2024. The two drivers ran a red light and drove side-by-side for half a mile on Union Boulevard in West Islip - a single-lane road - when their cars collided, according to a release from New York Attorney General Letitia James' office.
According to Berkshire District Attorney Timothy J. Shugrue, at least three other children on the same field trip alerted a site supervisor that the Pittsfield student was unable to swim and had gone underwater.