DRUNK DRIVER CAUSES HEAD ON ACCIDENT ON L.I.E. IN QUEENS COUNTY

From:New York attorney Gary E. Rosenberg (personal injury and accident attorney and lawyer; serving Brooklyn Queens Bronx; Queens Accident Attorney)

On Monday, July 5, 2010, at about 6:00 in the morning, Dave Richards, age 30, of Hempstead, Long Island, New York, entered the eastbound Long Island Expressway, traveling in a westerly direction.

Between Expressway exits 24 and 25 - in Queens County - Richards, who was drunk driving, plowed his silver Mercedes head-on into an airport shuttle van driven by John Rey, age 64, of Greenlawn, Long Island. Both vehicles exploded into flames.

As a result of the accident, both men were pulled from their burning vehicles and taken to New York Hospital Medical Center of Queens in Flushing. Rey reportedly suffered multiple broken bones and fractures in his legs, and severe internal injuries. He also underwent surgery. Both men are listed in critical condition.

Thankfully, neither car was carrying passengers.

Richards was charged with driving while intoxicated, reckless endangerment, and driving with a suspended license.