Joseph Beer guilty of second-degree manslaughter in deadly crash trial

MINEOLA, N.Y. (WABC) -- A partial verdict of guilty has been reached on Long Island in the trial of a teenager accused of killing his four friends while driving high on marijuana.

Joseph Beer has been found guilty on four counts of second-degree manslaughter, reckless driving and second-degree reckless endangerment. The jury did not reach a verdict on the top count of aggravated vehicular homicide or the counts involving impairment.

Jurors, who previously indicated they were deadlocked, sent a note Friday to Judge David Sullivan saying they could not reach a verdict on all the counts. Sullivan told jurors he will accept their partial verdict.

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