Police charge Adem Nikeziq after passenger dies on Hylan Boulevard.
Adem Nikeziq was driving south on Hylan Boulevard at about 4:45 a.m. on January 28, 2023, when he struck a utility pole; his 23-year-old front-seat passenger was ejected and died.
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What We Know
Police said Adem Nikeziq was driving south on Hylan Boulevard near Rose Avenue at about 4:45 a.m. on January 28, 2023, when he lost control and struck a utility pole. The impact split the Dodge Challenger into three pieces and ejected his 23-year-old front-seat passenger, who died at the scene. The official crash record lists unsafe speed and alcohol involvement as factors for the driver. Police arrested Nikeziq, and news reports said he was charged with manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide, assault and impaired driving.
Police described a violent impact.
Police said Nikeziq lost control while driving a Dodge Challenger south on Hylan Boulevard at about 4:45 a.m. The driver struck a utility pole, and the impact split the car into three pieces.
The crash happened on a high-crash corridor.
The utility pole was near Rose Avenue in New Dorp. Hylan Boulevard is a major Staten Island road that the city Department of Transportation has identified as a high-crash corridor, according to amNewYork.
A front-seat passenger died.
The 23-year-old woman was ejected from the car, and EMS pronounced her dead at the scene. A 1010 WINS report citing CBS 2 said she was pregnant.
Police and the crash record point to speed and alcohol.
Police said Nikeziq was driving at high speed before he lost control. The official vehicle record lists unsafe speed and alcohol involvement as contributing factors for the driver.
Police arrested the driver.
Nikeziq was taken to Staten Island University Hospital in stable condition. Police arrested him, and 1010 WINS reported charges including manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide, assault, vehicular assault, reckless endangerment, driving while intoxicated and driving while impaired by alcohol.