{"id":84313,"date":"2026-05-17T07:02:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T07:02:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/84313\/"},"modified":"2026-05-17T07:02:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T07:02:11","slug":"suspected-drunk-driver-kills-2-pedestrians-in-horror-nyc-chain-reaction-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/84313\/","title":{"rendered":"Suspected drunk driver kills 2 pedestrians in horror NYC chain-reaction crash"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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A suspected drunk driver killed two pedestrians and injured several others Friday evening in a violent chain-reaction crash on Manhattan\u2019s Upper West Side, the New York Police Department (NYPD) told Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n

The crash happened around 6 p.m. near the intersection of West 109th Street and Amsterdam Avenue, a busy stretch near residential buildings, restaurants and Columbia University.<\/p>\n

Investigators said Elvin Suarez, 61, was driving a 2019 Mercedes-Benz<\/a> GLC 300 SUV northbound on Amsterdam Avenue when he allegedly first struck a parked Volkswagen Jetta south of the intersection before barreling through West 109th Street, jumping a pedestrian island and hitting four pedestrians.<\/p>\n

Police said the Mercedes-Benz continued through the intersection before crashing into a parked Chevrolet<\/a> Astro van occupied by a 51-year-old man.<\/p>\n

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Two people were killed and three others injured after a suspected drunk driver mounted a sidewalk and struck pedestrians near Amsterdam Avenue and West 109th Street in Manhattan on Friday. The driver was arrested following the incident. (Kyle Mazza\/Anadolu)<\/p>\n

The impact pushed the van into several additional parked vehicles, including a Honda CR-V, Toyota Sienna, Toyota 4Runner and Nissan Altima, authorities said.<\/p>\n

Emergency responders transported Suarez, the van occupant and the four pedestrians to Mount Sinai Morningside Hospital following the crash.<\/p>\n

Two pedestrians \u2014 Jason Negron, 46, and Michael Saint-Hilaire, 35, both of Manhattan \u2014 were pronounced dead at the hospital, police said.<\/p>\n

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Police stand at the scene of after two people were killed and three others injured when a suspected drunk driver struck pedestrians on Manhattan’s Upper West Side near Amsterdam Avenue and West 109th Street on Friday. (Kyle Mazza\/Anadolu)<\/p>\n

Suarez, the van occupant and two additional pedestrians, ages 44 and 36, were listed in stable condition.<\/p>\n

Police said Suarez was arrested and charged with two counts of manslaughter<\/a>, three counts of vehicular manslaughter, two counts of vehicular assault and driving while intoxicated.<\/p>\n

Authorities have not released additional details about what may have led up to the crash or whether investigators believe speed was also a factor.<\/p>\n

The NYPD Highway District\u2019s Collision Investigation Squad is continuing to investigate the deadly collision.<\/p>\n

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Two people were killed and three others injured after a suspected drunk driver struck pedestrians on Manhattan’s Upper West Side on Friday, the NYPD says. (Kyle Mazza\/Anadolu)<\/p>\n

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Part of Amsterdam Avenue was shut down Friday evening as investigators examined the scene and crews worked to remove damaged vehicles from the roadway.<\/p>\n

Authorities have not said whether Suarez has retained an attorney.<\/p>\n

Brittany Miller is a Breaking News Writer for Fox News Digital. Tips can be sent to brittany.miller@fox.com<\/a> and @BrittMillerFox on X.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A suspected drunk driver killed two pedestrians and injured several…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":84314,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[101],"tags":[199,21815,2360,18358,200,14869,44948,24797,652],"class_list":["post-84313","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-amsterdam","tag-amsterdam","tag-crime-world","tag-homicide","tag-mercedes-benz","tag-netherlands","tag-new-york-city","tag-police-and-law-enforcement","tag-suv","tag-us"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@dk\/116588638891246828","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84313","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=84313"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84313\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/84314"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=84313"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=84313"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=84313"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}