Mom, child killed by alleged drunk driver

BREWSTER (WABC) -- The greiving father and husband came to the scene of so much heartbreak.

An accused drunk driver killed an 8-year-old girl and her mother on Monday night just minutes after the girl had finished taking a dance class.

The accident happened at the intersection of Route 22 and Route 6 in Brewster.

Lori Donohue had just picked up her daughter, Kayla, at the Seven Stars School of Performing Arts when a Ford F-350 failed to negotiate a left hand turn and barreled into the parking lot.

Kayla Donohue was pronounced dead at the scene. Her mother died a short time later at Westchester Medical Center.

Police have charged Zacaria Conces-Garcia with vehicular homicide. The 35-year-old's blood alcohol content was reportedly more than twice the legal limit.

The mangled pick-up was towed away on Tuesday while investigators went to the restaurant where it's believed Garcia had been drinking on Monday afternoon. The illegal immigrant from Guatemala worked as a farmhand, investigators said. Some farmhands congregate on Mondays, their lone day off.

Garcia is charged under drunk driving laws that prosecutors have worked to toughen in recent years.

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