Guilty plea in fatal car crash

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WHITE PLAINS – A Mount Vernon man pled guilty on Thursday in Westchester County Court to vehicular manslaughter in the death of Eloise Spears.
On September 7, 2015 at 1:40 in the morning, Hasani Ewan, 39, was eastbound on the Cross County Parkway in the vicinity of the Seminary Bridge in Yonkers. Eloise Speaks of the Bronx was the front seat passenger.
Ewan drove the car off the highway and into the bridge abutment. The passenger side of the car slammed into the bridge killing Spears.
The driver smelled of alcohol and the police smelled marijuana on his clothing.
Ewan was treated at Westchester Medical center for a cut on his face and was arrested. A blood test revealed he had a blood alcohol content of .13 BAC,
Ewan remains in the Westchester County Jail without bail.  He faces one to seven years in state prison. 




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