DRUNK DRIVER OF MERCEDES KILLS MOTORCYCLIST ON L.I.E.
From: New York attorney Gary E. Rosenberg (personal injury and accident attorney and lawyer; serving Brooklyn Queens Bronx; Queens Accident Attorney)
Dwan Gonzalez, 44, was riding a Harley Davidson east on the Long Island Expressway in Rego Park., Queens County, when he was rear-ended by a Mercedes-Benz near Junction Blvd. at about 1 a.m., police said.
Gonzalez was thrown onto the hood of the white 2006 Mercedes Benz 350, rolled onto the windshield and tossed about 300 feet. Gonzalez died on the highway.
The Mercedes' driver, Shamel Campbell, 26, of Freeport, Long Island, fled the scene - but was later nabbed by cops near the Nassau County border, police said. He was allegedly driving with a suspended license.
Cops spotted Campbell's white Mercedes sedan - which had extensive front-end damage - at the
intersection of Francis Lewis Blvd. and 145th St. in Rosedale - more than 11 miles from the crash site, police said.
He tried to explain the damage by telling cops he hit a tree and a light pole, police sources said.
He was taken to the NYPD's 112th Precinct stationhouse, where he was booked for driving while intoxicated. His blood-alcohol level was 0.18, more than double the legal limit, the sources said.
He was also charged with leaving the scene of an accident and aggravated unlicensed operation,
police said.
In another accident just five minutes later, the driver of a 1991 Acura lost control of his vehicle on the Southern State Parkway near S. Conduit Ave. and struck a tree. The driver, a man in his 30s, was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
