Queens driver was sentenced after a fatal crash killed two neighbors.
A Lift to Work
Tamir Khan drove through a stop sign and hit a westbound Toyota carrying two men at 117th Street and 111th Avenue at 4:24 a.m. on June 5, 2023, prosecutors said; the official crash record lists two people killed.
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What We Know
Prosecutors said Khan drove a gray Audi north on 117th Street, ran a stop sign at 111th Avenue and hit a westbound Toyota carrying Inderdeo John and Charles Harris. The official record places the collision at 4:24 a.m. on June 5, 2023, and records two deaths; QNS reported John, 64, died at Jamaica Hospital that morning and Harris, 71, the next day. Khan later pleaded guilty to aggravated vehicular homicide and was sentenced to seven to 21 years in prison.
A stop sign preceded the collision.
QNS reported prosecutors alleged Khan was speeding north on 117th Street, drove through a stop sign at 111th Avenue and hit a westbound Toyota. QNS also reported the Toyota spun into a utility pole.
Early police accounts reported that Khan continued driving after the initial collision and hit two parked cars; the Daily News said he was taken into custody immediately afterward. Prosecutors later said Khan returned to the crash location about 30 minutes later. These reports differ on what followed the initial collision.
The records identify two sedans.
QNS identified the vehicles as a gray 2013 Audi A4 driven by Khan and a silver 2001 Toyota Camry driven by John, with Harris as passenger. The official record lists both vehicles as sedans, with the Audi traveling north and the Toyota west.
John and Harris were neighbors.
QNS reported John, 64, was a retiree who often volunteered to drive friends and neighbors. He was taking his neighbor Charles Harris, 71, to a job as a custodian at a nearby public school; both men lived on 128th Street in South Ozone Park.
QNS reported John died at Jamaica Hospital later that morning and Harris died there the next day from head and chest injuries. Reports give the driver's name as both Inderdeo John and John Inderdeo.
Khan pleaded guilty and was sentenced.
QNS reported Khan pleaded guilty to aggravated vehicular homicide, satisfying all charges against him. Queens Supreme Court Justice Michael Aloise sentenced him to seven to 21 years in prison.
QNS reported an alcohol test about two hours after the collision measured Khan's blood alcohol content at 0.09 percent, above the 0.08 percent DWI threshold.
Where
117 STREET and 111 AVENUE