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VOL. 112, NO. 46 JUNE 17-23, 2021
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BY BILL PARRY
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A Brooklyn man was arraigned Monday, June 14,
and charged with manslaughter in the fatal crash
that took the life of a Lyft driver in Maspeth early
Sunday morning, June 13.
Erik Chimborazo, 22, was allegedly drunk while
running a red light and smashing into a car driven
by Hossain Mohammed, 47, according to Queens
District Attorney Melinda Katz.
Chimborazo, of Suydam Street, was arraigned
before Queens Criminal Court Judge Karen Gopee
on a complaint charging him with manslaughter in
the second degree, assault in the second degree, vehicular
homicide in the second degree, criminally
negligent homicide, operating a motor vehicle
while under the infl uence of alcohol or drugs and
various other charges.
According to Katz, Chimborazo was driving
a Black Ford Sport SUV at a high rate of speed
eastbound on Eliot Avenue between 3:45 and
4:15 a.m. He allegedly ran a steady red light and
collided into a Toyota Rav4 driven by Mohammed,
who was traveling south on Fresh Pond Road and
had the green light. The victim was transported to
Elmhurst Hospital where he was later pronounced
dead as a result of his injuries.
According to the charges, Chimborazo was
also taken to Elmhurst Hospital, where a portable
breath test was administered which indicated that
the defendants’ blood alcohol contact was .16, which
is above the legal limit of .08 in New York City.
A search of the motor vehicles database indicated
that Chimborazo does not possess a New York state
driver’s license and that the plate number on the
Ford SUV does not have a valid registration.
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