GARDEN CITY, N.Y. — A recent arrest in connection to a Long Island teenager’s accidental overdose death is renewing the push by parents to toughen penalties for those selling deadly drugs like fentanyl.
Daquan Booker, 34, is accused of selling 17-year-old Grace Wrightington pills laced with fentanyl in 2023. He has been charged with criminal sale and possession of a controlled substance, but the Nassau County district attorney says under current New York state laws, he cannot be charged with Grace’s death.
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Grace’s parents wept earlier this week as they learned Booker was released without bail.
“You can lie to a child, sell them a pill and lie to them about what’s in it, and if they take it and die, the next step, if it’s your first offense, is drug diversion?” mom Tricia Wrightington said Tuesday…