NY cops take drunk restaurant owner home rather than arrest (he charged cops $1 for meals)
EXCLUSIVE: Drunk driver killed in Long Island wreck was brought home by friendly cops after another crash 30 minutes earlier: suit
An intoxicated Peter Fedden, the 29-year-old owner of the Commack Breakfast Diner, had crashed through two lawns and a driveway, according to the suit. It alleges that Suffolk County cops who ate at his diner dropped him off at home instead of arresting him, which cost him his life.
A drunk driver killed in a high-speed wreck on Long Island was involved in another crash 30 minutes earlier and was taken home by friendly Suffolk County cops who patronized the victims diner, a bombshell lawsuit alleges.
Peter Fedden, the owner of the Commack Breakfast Diner, allegedly got the break that ended up costing him his life because of his generosity to cops.
It was known (among) the local officers that Peter charged only $1 for the officers to eat at the deli no matter what they ordered, according to the $30 million suit.
Fedden, 29, drank at least 10 ounces of Jack Daniels whiskey at a Ruby Tuesday restaurant in Commack on July 30, 2013.
Then he smoked marijuana with the bartender and another friend before they all got in his car, according to the suit.
Fedden was traveling about 90 miles per hour when he lost control around 11:30 p.m. and barreled through a fence, across two lawns and crashed into a car parked in a driveway, the court papers say.
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