Astoria man charged with vehicular assault for striking pedestrians on Corona sidewalk: DA - QNS
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Astoria man charged with vehicular assault for striking pedestrians on Corona sidewalk: DA - QNS
"According to the charges, at approximately 8:05 p.m. on Sept. 14, Saula Quindi was behind the wheel of a white 2013 Honda Accord, traveling southbound on 102nd when he sped through the stop sign at Martense Avenue and struck a parked Nissan sedan. His vehicle jumped the sidewalk, and he allegedly hit the two pedestrians, trapping them beneath his Honda."
"Luis Saula Quindi, 40, of 48th Street, was arraigned in Queens Criminal Court on Tuesday on a felony complaint charging him with multiple counts of aggravated vehicular assault, driving while under the influence and related traffic violations, for slamming into the two victims and pinning them under his Honda sedan at the intersection of 102nd Street and Martense Avenue after blowing through a stop sign."
"FDNY emergency responders extricated the victims from beneath his vehicle. EMS rushed the 72-year-old man to New York-Presbyterian Queens Hospital, while the teenager was taken to Northwell Long Island Jewish Medical Center. Both were listed in stable condition but suffered serious injuries. The elderly man required surgery on his left leg for a fractured shin and knee, as well as a serious shoulder injury, while the girl required surgery on her abdomen and leg, according to the charges."
At approximately 8:05 p.m. on Sept. 14, a white 2013 Honda Accord sped through a stop sign at 102nd Street and Martense Avenue in Corona, struck a parked Nissan, jumped the sidewalk and pinned a 13-year-old girl and a 72-year-old man beneath the vehicle. FDNY responders extricated the victims and EMS transported the elderly man to New York-Presbyterian Queens Hospital and the teenager to Northwell Long Island Jewish Medical Center. Both patients were listed in stable condition but required surgery for serious injuries. The driver, 40-year-old Luis Saula Quindi, was arrested, found to be driving with a suspended license, arraigned on felony counts including aggravated vehicular assault and driving while intoxicated, and registered a .25% blood alcohol content.
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