Grand jury indicts Long Island mother accused of killing son in wrong-way crash

CENTRAL ISLIP, Long Island (WABC) -- A grand jury has voted to indict the Long Island mother accused of causing a wrong-way crash that killed her 9-year-old son.

Kerri Bedrick was arrested on August 22 after ending up in a head-on collision after driving in the wrong direction for miles on the Southern State Parkway.

The new charges against Bedrick will likely be unsealed next week but prosecutors told the judge they would seek homicide charges.

Bedrick pleaded not guilty to multiple charges last week, including felony aggravated DWI and operating a vehicle while impaired by drugs.

Her attorney claims she was on medication that was prescribed to her - for various medical conditions.



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