NYPD officer getting nails done for wedding killed in Long Island salon crash

An off-duty NYPD cop was among four people killed when a car crashed into a nail salon on Long Island, officials said Saturday.

Police Officer Emilia Rennhack, 30, was getting her nails done at the salon for an upcoming wedding when an allegedly drunken driver crashed into the shop on Grand Boulevard in Deer Park, the sources said.

The Police Benevolent Association posted about her death on Facebook.

Emilia Rennhack, 30, was killed when a car crashed into a nail salon in Long Island Friday afternoon. NYC PBA / Facebook

The police officer was getting her nails done for a wedding at Hawaii Nail & Spa in Deer Park. Paul Mazza

The officer worked in Queens 102 Pct., where her husband is a detective, police sources said.

“Our hearts are breaking following the tragic loss of our 102 Pct. sister P.O. Emilia Rennhack in an off-duty incident yesterday,” the post says. “Please join us in praying for her family, friends and coworkers. Funeral arrangements to follow.”

Emilia Rennhack, seen here at an NYPD event. NYPD 102nd Precinct / Facebook

The vehicle that plowed into the nail salon was pulled out and loaded on a tow truck. Wayne Carrington for NY Post

Steven Schwally, 64, of Dix Hill, was charged with DWI after the crash, cops said.

Additional charges were pending against him, according to police.

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