A Lindenhurst man pleaded guilty Wednesday to aggravated vehicular homicide and other charges for driving more than 100 mph while intoxicated before running a red light and killing a 55-year-old man in Freeport last September, Nassau County prosecutors said.
Bryan Mizhirumbay, 24, pleaded guilty Aug. 12 before Judge Caryn Fink to aggravated vehicular homicide, second-degree manslaughter, second-degree assault and aggravated driving while intoxicated per se, according to Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly.
Mizhirumbay is expected to be sentenced to seven to 15 years in prison when he returns to court Nov. 2. Prosecutors recommended a sentence of seven to 18 years.
The crash killed Craig White, 55, who was driving home from his job at AHRC Nassau in Freeport shortly after 11 p.m. on Sept. 3, 2025.
Prosecutors said White was traveling north on South Long Beach Avenue and entered the intersection at Atlantic Avenue when Mizhirumbay came speeding east on Atlantic Avenue.
Data recovered from Mizhirumbay’s vehicle showed he was traveling about 106 mph three seconds before the crash in an area with a 35 mph speed limit, prosecutors said.
Mizhirumbay ran a red light and struck the driver’s side of White’s vehicle at approximately 90 mph after intermittent braking, according to the district attorney’s office.
The force of the collision sent both vehicles northeast across the intersection and the westbound lanes of Atlantic Avenue.
White’s vehicle crashed through a fence at Atlantic Nursery. Mizhirumbay’s vehicle stopped on the westbound shoulder and caught fire.
White was found unconscious and trapped in the driver’s seat, which prosecutors said had been pushed into the passenger compartment by the impact.
He was taken to Mount Sinai South Nassau Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Mizhirumbay was transported to Nassau University Medical Center for treatment. A blood test taken approximately one hour after the crash showed his blood alcohol concentration was .18%, prosecutors said.
Donnelly said Mizhirumbay had been drinking while working at a local restaurant before getting behind the wheel and driving at speeds exceeding 100 mph. She said White had dedicated his work at AHRC Nassau to caring for people with special needs.
“His painful and tragic loss cannot be undone with this plea, but I hope that Craig’s family, friends, and colleagues can find justice in the prison sentence this defendant will soon serve,” Donnelly said.
Mizhirumbay surrendered to the Nassau County Police Department Homicide Squad on Jan. 20, 2026.
He is due back in court Nov. 2 for sentencing.
