Cameron Mency, 23, died in a spectacular three-car accident caused by a drunk driver that also left three women seriously injured on the Long Island Expressway in Queens (NYC).
Reginald Nash was behind the wheel of his 2021 Honda Accord eastbound on the freeway through Sunnyside when he crashed into a structure near the Greenpoint Ave. overpass around 4:30 a.m. Sunday, according to the NYPD.
The impact caused Nash’s sedan to spin wildly and collide with another man’s 2018 Toyota Rav 4, which in turn collided with a 2021 Kia Telluride, he summarized. Daily News.
The impact ejected Mency, one of the four passengers from Nash’s car. The Long Island resident was thrown from the vehicle. Paramedics took her to Bellevue Hospital, but were unable to save her.
The other three passengers – two 22-year-old women and another 36-year-old – were taken to Elmhurst Hospital, where they remain in critical condition.. The drivers of the three vehicles were miraculously unharmed, the police said.
The police arrested Nash, resident of Roosevelt (Long Island) and resident of Mency, accusing him of vehicular manslaughter and driving while intoxicated. All charges are mere accusations and those charged are presumed innocent until proven guilty in court.
The authorities remember that there is zero tolerance for drivers who drive at excess speed and/or under the influence of alcohol and drugs..
Traffic accidents are a great challenge in New York. This despite “Vision Zero” road safety plan created in 2014 by then-new Mayor Bill de Blasio, who promised to make the city safer for pedestrians, cyclists and motorists with a goal of zero deaths by 2024. According to the NYPD, Cyclist deaths increased 260% in the first six months of 2023 and 325% since the implementation of the “Vision Zero” plan in 2014. In many cases the drivers flee.
2023-11-21 18:58:00
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