A Farmingville man was indicted on manslaughter and other charges for a high-speed crash in January in Hicksville that killed two 19-year-old passengers, Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly announced.
Frank Labidi was arraigned on Thursday, March 19, on two counts of manslaughter and two counts of assault. He pleaded not guilty and bail was continued at $500,000 cash, $1.25 million bond, and $2.5 million partially secured bond. Labidi is due back in court on April 28, and if convicted, faces up to seven to 15 years in prison.
On Jan. 23, Labidi was allegedly driving his 2018 BMW M5 westbound on West Old Country Road in Hicksville at a high rate of speed with two passengers in the car, 19-year-old Lindsey Parke and her friend, 19-year-old Alexa Duryea, when he lost control of the car, crossed over into oncoming traffic in the eastbound lanes, and crashed into a tree and a commercial building, Donnelly said.
The passenger side of the car struck the tree at impact, killing Parke and Duryea instantly, and propelling the car’s muffler through the window of an orthopedic practice, the DA said. Labidi was transported to a hospital for minor injuries, she said.
According to the vehicle’s crash data recorder, Labidi was allegedly driving 82 miles per hour with full acceleration and no braking three seconds before the crash, more than double the road’s speed limit, Donnelly said.
Labidi also allegedly disabled the car’s stability control system, which was manually overridden, overriding safety features built into the car to protect passengers from accidental slides or drifts and to correct a skid, the DA said. Amateur street racers disable the security feature to enable racing maneuvers, or “drifting.”
Evidence uncovered during the investigation determined that Labidi is a racing enthusiast and had previously raced the BMW M5 involved in the crash at a raceway in the Pocono Mountains in Pennsylvania, Donnelly said.
In 2024 and 2025, Labidi made $35,000 in modifications to the engine and transmission of his BMW M5 to enhance its performance and allow it to accelerate faster, handle more power and force and produce higher horsepower capabilities, Donnelly said, according to the investigation.
