A man was brought into custody on a number of charges for allegedly killing one man and seriously injuring another in Queens by drunk driving.
According to police, at 3:23 a.m. on Oct. 8 officers from the 110th Precinct responded to a 911 call regarding a motor vehicle collision involving a pedestrian struck on the westbound Long Island Expressway in the vicinity of 85th Street. Upon their arrival, officers found a 27-year-old man and 47-year-old Carlos Santiago lying in the roadway with different levels of trauma to their bodies.
Further investigation by the NYPD found that Santiago, who is a franchise tow operator, was attempting to hitch the 27-year-old man’s Nissan sedan to his truck, prior to the incident. Both victims were outside of their vehicles on the right shoulder area of the Long Island Expressway when a Dodge Durango, allegedly operated by 28-year-old Denzel Porter with two occupants inside, which was also headed westbound on the Long Island Expressway within the right travel lane.
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