DWI KILLER'S DNA 'CHEAT'

July 27, 2007 -- The man convicted of murder last year in the notorious Long Island drunken-driving accident that killed a wedding limousine driver and 7-year-old flower girl was indicted yesterday on new charges that he tried to corrupt a DNA test.

Martin Heidgen, 26, was indicted on one count of tampering with evidence. Prosecutors said a DNA sample ordered during the trial revealed the presence of not only Heidgen's genetic profile, but that of another inmate. If convicted, Heidgen could see four years added to an 18-year sentence he is already serving.

Heidgen, of Valley Stream, was convicted last November of murder after he drove the wrong way down the Meadowbrook Parkway following a night of heavy drinking, slamming head-on into a wedding limousine.

Prosecutors believe saliva from another inmate was inside Heidgen's mouth when the DNA swab of his inner cheek was taken.