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A driving force veered into the opposite lane and struck a car head-on in at least one of the 3 fatal crashes in and around the city on Saturday.
By Ashley Southall
An organization of friends was driving on a two-lane road in the Hamptons over the weekend when a high-speed driving force crossed the line and hit them head-on, killing 4 other people and himself, police announced Sunday.
The turn of fate on the Montauk road in Quogue village killed two brothers and seriously injured a 22-year-old woman, one of at least 3 turns of fate on Saturday that police said was referring to haste or alcohol, or both. Eight other people were killed and five injured in the Hamptons crash and two others in Queens and Manhattan, police said.
At the turn of Hamptons’ destination, a Toyota Prius heading east was run over head-on through Justin B. Mendez, driving a red Nissan Maxima, according to the police section of quogue village. destination in the village of Quogue around 11:19 pm, according to a branch.
The Prius’ driving force, Farhan Zahid, 32, of Bay Shore, was killed at the scene along with 3 of its passengers: Ryan J. Kiess, 25, and the two brothers, Michael O. Farell, 20, and James P. Farell, 25, “Manhasset. La fourth passenger, Brianna M. Maglio, 22, of Garden City, taken to Peconic Bay Medical Center in critical condition.
Mendez, 22, was pronounced dead at Southampton Hospital. Investigators are speeding up, police said.
In an observation posted online, Melissa Barrett Rhodes said she lived near the crash site and had noticed the consequences. He said this happened on a curve without visibility where drivers rarely slow down to the speed limit.
“Not a day goes by without me realizing that I’m rushing up this curve,” he wrote in Dan’s Papers, a media outlet specializing in the Hamptons. “Everyone in Quogue says this site is a death trap. “
She did not respond to messages commented on Sunday.
Lt. Daniel Hartman, a 15-year veteran of the decomposition, said he had not faced a twist of fate or filed a complaint about this component of the highway in his career. Thousands of cars use the road without any problems, he said. however, there is the potential danger.
“It’s a pretty steep turn, there’s a slope there,” he said. “If you take it at a higher speed than recommended, it can be dangerous. But if you take it at the speed limit, it’s a busy place. a path with which we have no problems. “
Three other people, including a 10-year-old woman from Copiague, were killed the previous Saturday in separate crashes involving drunk drivers.
The daughter, Isabella Granobles, was driving a Chevy Cruze sedan that passed through her mother, Diana Granobles, 31, who was turning left on Guy R. Brewer Boulevard in Queens. While turning, a Nissan Altima heading west on Rockaway Boulevard collided with his car.
The mother and daughter were evacuated from the turn of the destination near John F International Airport. Kennedy, but died at the Jamaica Hospital Medical Center.
The other driver, Tyrone Absolam, 42, was arrested at the hospital and charged with manslaughter, negligent manslaughter, assault and driving. Police said he was and was driving “at full speed. “
Absolam and his front passenger, a 38-year-old woman, were hospitalized in critical condition, according to police. A 12-year-old boy and a 16-year-old woman who were sitting in the back of the car were stabilized. in serious condition at Long Island Jewish Medical Center, police said.
In another fatal twist of fate in Harlem, Jason Graham was driving his motorcycle early Saturday heading south on Frederick Douglass Boulevard, when a Dodge Durango drove through a guy who police said had too much to drink hit him as he headed east on West 142nd Street. Killing.
Mr. Graham, 41, of Newburgh, New York, was pronounced dead in a Harlem hospital. Batista Rosario, 30, of Poughkeepsie, New York, remained at the scene, where he was arrested for driving.
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