The Dix Hills man convicted of murdering four people when he drove drunk into a nail salon in the summer of 2024, was sentenced Wednesday to 25 years to life in prison. There was some speculation that Schwally might not appear in Suffolk County Court in Riverhead for his sentencing due to a May heart attack that prevented him from being present in court in June to hear the verdict. He also had purchased two bottles of Montebello Long Island Iced Tea Cocktail from a liquor store in the same shopping plaza as the nail salon on the same day as the crash. Prosecutors argued at trial that Schwally’s actions amounted to depraved indifference to human life rather than a mere accident. Top: Defendant Steven Schwally appears for arraignment at First District Court in Central Islip, N.Y., on Monday, July 1, 2024.