Three people were killed after an alleged drunk driver plowed his vehicle into a crowd inside a NYC park in Lower Manhattan, striking 11 people right in the middle of 4th of July celebrations, the NYPD said.
According to police, a 44-year-old man – identified by police as Daniel Hyden – was driving a Gray Ford F-150 sped down Water Street through an intersection on Thursday just before 9 p.m., drove up onto the sidewalk and plowed into people gathered in Corlears Hook Park, just off the FDR Drive.
Police say three of the four victims under the truck died. All three, authorities say, were adults. Two of the victims have been identified as 59-year-old Lucille Pinkney, and her son, 38-year-old Hernan Pinkney.
Hyden, of Monmouth Junction, New Jersey, was charged with multiple counts of driving while under the influence and driving without a license.
“You have a tragic incident like this that really impacts family members who were just here celebrating and barbecuing inside a park,” says NYC Mayor Eric Adams.
One person remains in critical condition, the NYPD said.
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