A Long Island man on prescription drugs fell asleep behind the wheel and drove his 2011 Honda Ridgeline into a tree early yesterday, killing his 19-year-old girlfriend and a 17-year-old passenger, cops said.
Thomas Smith, 20, of Ridge, and Jacqueline Salvador had just moved in together last week and were returning from Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, NJ.
Also in the car were her brother, Johnny Salvador, 17, Ryan Baumgartner, 17, and an unidentified girl, 16.
At 1:24 a.m., Smith lost control of the vehicle on William Floyd Parkway in Ridge. Jacqueline Salvador and Baumgartner were killed when they were flung from the wreckage.
Smith was charged with driving under the influence of drugs.