Driver charged in Queens DWI crash that killed two men
Police and prosecutors said Tamir Khan was drunk when he drove through a stop sign and hit a Toyota at 117th Street and 111th Avenue, where city records show two motorists died.
What We Know
Police and prosecutors said Tamir Khan, 22, was driving a 2013 Audi A4 north on 117th Street around 4:25 a.m. when he hit a Toyota Camry going west on 111th Avenue in South Ozone Park. City records list two motorists killed: the Toyota's 64-year-old driver and 71-year-old front-seat passenger. The Post reported that the passenger, Charles Harris, died Tuesday morning; the Daily News identified the Toyota driver as Inderdeo John, while the Post rendered the name as John Inderdeo. Authorities said Khan was intoxicated, had a blood alcohol concentration of .08 or more, and admitted in a complaint that he blew the stop sign. The official crash record lists traffic-control disregard for both moving sedans and alcohol involvement for the northbound Audi.
Police said a northbound driver hit a westbound Toyota
The crash happened around 4:24 a.m. on June 5, 2023, at 117th Street and 111th Avenue in Queens. Police said Tamir Khan, 22, was driving north on 117th Street in a 2013 Audi A4 when he hit a Toyota Camry traveling west on 111th Avenue.
City records list two deaths, both motorists in the Toyota: a 64-year-old male driver and a 71-year-old male front-seat passenger. Authorities said the impact sent the Toyota into a wooden pole, and Khan then continued driving and struck two unoccupied parked cars.
A South Ozone Park intersection on a deadly corridor
The fatal crash occurred at 117th Street and 111th Avenue in South Ozone Park, Queens.
CrashCountNYC location context for 111th Avenue in Queens counted 445 crashes, 290 injuries, 13 serious injuries and 4 deaths from January 1, 2022, through June 1, 2026.
The two men in the Toyota died
The Daily News identified the Toyota driver as Inderdeo John, an Ozone Park resident. The Post published the same driver's name as John Inderdeo. Both reports said he was 64 and died at Jamaica Hospital Medical Center.
The Post identified the front-seat passenger as Charles Harris, 71, and reported that he died Tuesday morning from his injuries. City records list him as the Toyota's front passenger.
Alcohol and a stop sign were central to the case
The official crash record lists traffic-control disregard for both moving sedans. In vehicle-level fields, city records also list alcohol involvement for the northbound Audi and driver inattention or distraction for the westbound Toyota.
The Daily News, citing a criminal complaint, reported that Khan told police, “I was driving,” and “I blew the stop sign and I think I killed the man.” The complaint also said police found him in an intoxicated condition, and the Post reported that his blood alcohol concentration was .08 or more.
Official records list two moving sedans and two parked sedans
City records list a northbound 2013 Audi sedan with one occupant and a westbound 2001 Toyota sedan with two occupants. The Toyota was marked demolished, with damage recorded to its left side doors; the Audi had front-end damage recorded.
City records also list two unoccupied parked sedans involved after the initial impact, matching police accounts that Khan continued driving and struck two parked cars.
Khan faced manslaughter and DWI charges
Police charged Khan with manslaughter, vehicular manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide and driving while intoxicated. The Post reported that Queens Criminal Court Judge Scott Dunn set bail at $75,000 at Khan's Tuesday arraignment.
The Daily News reported that Khan was released Tuesday afternoon after relatives posted bail. Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz called the crash a horrific collision and said prosecutors would seek justice for the victims and their loved ones.