From the Daily News:Two men were in critical condition after a horrific wrong-way crash early Monday on the Long Island Expressway in Queens, police said.
Both vehicles exploded into flames following the 6 a.m. crash, when a silver Mercedes-Benz driven in the wrong direction by a hammered 30-year-old man slammed into an airport shuttle near the Utopia Parkway exit, police said.
The Bronx man had a sky-high blood-alcohol level of 1.9 - more than twice the legal limit, police sources said.
The driver, whose name has not been made public, was charged with driving while intoxicated, reckless endangerment and driving with a suspended license.
The Super Shuttle van, with a 64-year-old Long Island man at the wheel, carried no passengers.
Both drivers were pulled from the flaming wreckage and taken to New York Hospital Queens in Flushing with life-threatening injuries.
The crash closed eastbound lanes of the LIE in the area for hours.
From the NY Post:
The holiday-weekend horror unfolded on Corona Avenue in Elmhurst just before 7:30 p.m. when the two friends, 47 and 22, were removing items from their minivan.
"All of a sudden, this blue van came out of nowhere and it looked like he tried to swerve and he hit the two ladies," said Danny Rodriguez, 21. "They flew high in the air, at least seven feet."
The van's driver did not stop right away, Rodriguez said.
"It looked like he tried to park the car 100 feet away, but then he kept driving down Corona."
Several bystanders chased after the van to get him to stop, the witness said.
The 49-year-old driver was expected to be charged with driving while intoxicated and vehicular assault, the sources said.
The two women were rushed to Elmhurst Hospital in extremely critical condition.
A guy was shot in the head and killed in Howard Beach, too.
13 comments:
Still accidents going on. The LIE roadway is over 170 degrees and the these crap tires on the junker out of state trucks (allowed to use re-threads) are falling apart.
Its like driving in a pinball machine.
yea joe and the drinking doesn't help either!
With a 1.9 BOC driving with a suspended license ?
Can-Anybody guess the nationality what the license (if even issued in this country) was suspended for ?
My 8 year old niece can.
If he's from the Bronx there is a high probability that he is Black or Puerto Rican which would make him a United Stateian.
Americans don't drink I guess - tell your niece the TRUTH please . . ,
Can-Anybody guess the nationality what the license (if even issued in this country) was suspended for ?
My 8 year old niece can.
Congrats on raising a racist.
This is an old as the hills problem especially on hot summer holiday weekends. If you are ever in a position to stop an intoxicated individual from driving or operating vehicles or equipment - stop them - it could be a friend or family member of your could be saved from being injured or dead.
Can-Anybody guess the nationality what the license (if even issued in this country) was suspended for ?
My 8 year old niece can.
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Fuck the nationality, what profession? I say a cop because they think they are above the law and can handle the booze....
Congrats on raising a racist.
Translation: Someone who's winning an argument with a liberal, or someone who hasn't bought the P.C. party line.
See also: Godwin's Law
I don't care what race/creed/colr this muatant is.Too many felonies here to count. This guy needs to be conicted on these multiple counts and sentenced to consecutive terms........about 20 years shuold send a message!
What nationality?
If the mans nation was America he could be anything from Michael Jordan black, to Carrot Top ginger.
Godwins Law
"As an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches 1"
We should put the same energyin stopping drunk driving as we do with smoking bans and I think we'd see some results. Higher taxes on booze time make a six pack the same as a carton of cigarettes that's a deterent and remember "its for the safety of our children.
Godwins Law
"As an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches 1"
I love this!! too funny!!
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