A West Hempstead woman has been sentenced to three to nine years in prison for taking part in a high-speed crash that killed two of her passengers.
On October 21, 2021, at approximately 1:00 a.m., Nylah Frazier was driving a BMW X3 at 100 miles per hour going northbound on Westminster Road in West Hempstead. She ran a red light, lost control of the vehicle, and crashed into the back of a parked dump truck. The impact of the crash caused the vehicle to flip and eject two passengers — Amanda Arguinzoni, 17, and Kurtis Caesar, 19 — from the car. They were killed instantly.
Arguinzoni was a senior at West Hempstead High School, while Caesar was a recent graduate of Cambria Heights Academy in Queens and worked for FedEx.
After a lengthy investigation, Frazier surrendered to members of the Nassau County Police Department on July 20, 2022. She was sentenced on May 22, 2024.
“Nylah Frazier recklessly careened through a red light at more than 100 miles per hour and slammed into a parked dump truck with such force that her BMW flipped and ejected her friend, 17-year-old Amanda Arguinzoni and 19-year-old Kurtis Caesar. The teenagers were killed instantly in the crash,” said Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly. “Two families are forever heartbroken having lost these bright, young lives and all that their futures promised. Our thoughts remain with the Arguinzoni and Caesar families at this most difficult time.”