Driver pleads guilty in crash that killed Nicki Minaj's dad
The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A hit-and-run driver pleaded guilty Friday in a suburban New York a suburban New York crash that killed the father of Nicki Minaj and was promised a year or less in jail, disappointing prosecutors and the hip hop star's mother. In state court in Long Island's Nassau County, businessman Charles Polevich admitted leaving the scene of the February 2021 accident that fatally injured Robert Maraj as he walked along a road in Mineola. Judge Howard Sturim said Polevich would get “no more than one year in jail,” along with community service and a suspended license. Messages were sent to representatives for Nicki Minaj, who called her father's death “the most devastating loss of my life” in a post on her website last year.
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