Suspected drunk driver who killed 2 in NYC sidewalk crash to be criminally charged: police

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Suspected drunk driver who killed 2 in NYC sidewalk crash to be criminally charged: police

Updated 5 hours ago
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A suspected drunk driver mounted a sidewalk in Manhattan’s Upper West Side, killing two pedestrians and injuring others, police said. Elvin Suarez, 61, was driving a 2019 Mercedes-Benz northbound on Amsterdam Avenue, first striking a parked Jetta before the fatalities near West 109th Street. Two men, Jason Negron and Michael Saint-Hilaire, both from Manhattan, died; three others were injured. Suarez faces multiple counts including two counts of manslaughter, three counts of vehicular manslaughter, two counts of vehicular assault and driving while intoxicated. Some reports note the crash occurred amid a chain-reaction event. Sanctioned accounts agree on the basic charges and fatalities, with minor variability in phrasing about the sequence of impacts.

What this means

Concrete downstream impact stated: two people dead and several injured; charges filed against Elvin Suarez. The reporting from Fox News and New York Post confirms the fatalities and the specific charges (manslaughter, vehicular manslaughter, vehicular assault, DWI).

Original reporting (4)
An image collage containing 3 images, Image 1 shows A black car with a smashed front end and a tan minivan with a damaged side, crashed on a New York City sidewalk, with debris scattered around, Image 2 shows Two damaged cars, debris, and a crumpled bicycle litter a New York City sidewalk after an accident, Image 3 shows A damaged tan van with its bumper detached from a collision and a black SUV on a street cordoned off by yellow tape
New York Post
New York Post
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Two men were killed and three others critically injured in Upper Manhattan on Friday after a driver plowed into multiple parked cars and hopped a curb, cops said. The motorist, 61, was heading northbound near Amsterdam Avenue and West 109th Street in Morningside Heights when he lost control of a black Mercedes-Benz at.

Suspected drunk driver who killed 2 in NYC sidewalk crash to be criminally charged: police
New York Post
New York Post
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5/16/2026

Suspected drunk driver who killed 2 in NYC sidewalk crash to be criminally charged: police

The driver who killed two people and badly injured three others when he barrelled onto an Upper Manhattan sidewalk will be criminally charged, police said Saturday. Elvin Suarez of Morningside Heights was hit with two counts of manslaughter, three counts of vehicular manslaughter, two counts of vehicular assault and.

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New York Post
New York Post
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5/16/2026

Suspected drunk driver who killed 2 in NYC horror crash was just 2 blocks away from his home: cops

The allegedly drunken driver who killed two men and hurt three others after smashing onto a crowded sidewalk was just two blocks from home when the crash occurred, police said. Elvin Suarez of Morningside Heights was hit with multiple counts of manslaughter , vehicular assault and DWI, cops said. The chain-reaction.

Suspected drunk driver kills 2 pedestrians in violent chain-reaction crash on Manhattan's Upper West Side
Fox News
Fox News
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5/16/2026

Suspected drunk driver kills 2 pedestrians in violent chain-reaction crash on Manhattan's Upper West Side

Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on FoxNews.com. A suspected drunk driver killed two pedestrians and injured several others Friday evening in a violent chain-reaction crash on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, the New York Police Department (NYPD) told Fox News Digital. The crash happened.