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Passenger suffers fatal head wound on Nanuet road

A woman was arraigned Monday in Clarkstown for DWI, but she may face more serious charges linked to a passenger's fatal head wound. Authorities say 34-year-old Svetlana DeVita, of Brooklyn, was driving

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May 28, 2014, 4:57 PM

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