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The remaining victims in a Long Island crash that killed an off-duty NYPD cop have been identified.

Jiancai Chen, 37, of Bayside, Queens; Yan Xu, 41, of Flushing, Queens; and Meizi Zhang, 50, of Flushing, Queens, were named as those killed Friday when a Chevrolet Traverse crashed into Hawaii Nail & Spa on Grand Boulevard, Deer Park, at 4:30 p.m. Friday, the Suffolk County Police Department said in a statement.

NYPD Officer Emilia Rennhack, 30, of Deer Park, was also killed in the crash.


  Jiancai Chen, 37, of Bayside, Queens; Yan Xu, 41, of Flushing, Queens; and Meizi Zhang, 50, of Flushing, Queens, were named as those killed Friday when a Chevrolet Traverse crashed into Hawaii Nail & Spa. Paul Mazza Jiancai Chen, 37, of Bayside, Queens; Yan Xu, 41, of Flushing, Queens; and Meizi Zhang, 50, of Flushing, Queens, were named as those killed Friday when a Chevrolet Traverse crashed into Hawaii Nail & Spa. Paul Mazza

  NYPD Officer Emilia Rennhack, 30, of Deer Park, was also killed in the crash. NYC PBA / Facebook NYPD Officer Emilia Rennhack, 30, of Deer Park, was also killed in the crash. NYC PBA / Facebook

  The driver of the vehicle, Steven Schwally, was charged with Driving While Intoxicated. Paul Mazza The driver of the vehicle, Steven Schwally, was charged with Driving While Intoxicated. Paul Mazza

Rennhack was getting her nails done ahead of a Friday night wedding for another officer.

Nicole Miele, 54, of Dix Hills; Ana Garcia, 53, of Bay Shore; Wen Jun Cheng, 35, of Bayside, Queens; and Michael Mehale, 58, of Deer Park, were all being treated at area hospitals for serious but not life-threatening injuries, authorities said.


  The driver of the vehicle, Steven Schwally, was charged with a DWI. Obtained by The New York Post The driver of the vehicle, Steven Schwally, was charged with a DWI. Obtained by The New York Post

Carol Garcia, 23, of Bay Shore; Toni Saccente, 32, of West Islip; Krystal Rodriguez, 37, of Bay Shore; Nicole Saccente, 55, from Cape Coral, Fla., and a 12-year-old girl whose identity is being withheld, were all treated at area hospitals for injuries, police said.

The driver of the vehicle, Steven Schwally, was charged with Driving While Intoxicated.

He remains hospitalized for unknown injuries and will be arraigned on a later date, according to police.

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