Monday 5 March 2012

New charges for DWI killer; Man convicted in fatal crash with wedding limousine charged with corrupting DNA evidence.(Main)

Byline: FRANK ELTMAN - Associated Press

MINEOLA - A man convicted of murder last year in a notorious drunken driving case that killed a wedding limousine driver and 7-year-old flower girl was indicted Thursday on new charges that he tried to corrupt a DNA test that was taken during the trial.

Martin Heidgen, 26, was indicted on one count of tampering with evidence after prosecutors said a DNA sample ordered during the trial revealed the presence of not only Heidgen's genetic profile, but that of another inmate incarcerated with him in the Nassau County Jail.

If convicted, Heidgen could see four years added to the 18-year sentence he is already …

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