In a tragic incident on Staten Island, a speeding BMW driver crashed into a pole and fire hydrant at around 10:15 p.m. last night, resulting in the death of the backseat passenger, Usman Chughtai, who was thrown from the car. The accident occurred on the Staten Island Expressway service road. Following the crash, the driver removed the vehicle's license plates and fled the scene, leaving behind the deceased passenger. NYPD officers responded to the scene in the Graniteville neighborhood and pronounced 26-year-old Chughtai dead. Police are currently searching for the driver, who was confronted by homeowners but chose to run away.
BMW driver sought after passenger killed in crash on Staten Island Expressway service road https://t.co/B26TinAzQH https://t.co/O8pdGRPyVG
Speeding, wreck-leaving Staten Island BMW driver didn't check on his dying passenger — But instead opted to removes his plates, confronted by homeowners. “Plates in his hand. I go up to him: ‘Listen what’s your license number?’ He literally sprinted.” https://t.co/SXGwzJszaV
Police are searching for the driver in a crash that took place on a Staten Island Expressway service road, at around 10:15 p.m. last night. The driver removed the license plates and fled - leaving the body of a dead passenger behind. https://t.co/nIqZlA7Jzx https://t.co/QMSzLS0tlv
A speeding Staten Island BMW driver crashed into a pole and fire hydrant Backseat passenger Usman Chughtai was thrown from the car and landed on the asphalt The driver got out of the mangled wreck, took the plates off the car and ran. https://t.co/SXGwzJszaV
NYPD officers responded to a crash in Staten Island’s Graniteville neighborhood and pronounced 26-year-old Usman Chugahtai dead at the scene. Police determined Chugahtai was a passenger in a sedan whose driver had lost control. The driver fled the scene. https://t.co/aPnPG91XG5
BMW driver sought after passenger killed in crash on Staten Island Expressway service road https://t.co/ReKD9HbJg1 https://t.co/YFRU7UuM4K
Police searching for driver who allegedly left scene of fatal Staten Island crash https://t.co/pG94Hm0aS4
Speeding Staten Island BMW driver crashed into a pole and fire hydrant — and then removed his mangled car’s license plates before running off and leaving his backseat passenger to die https://t.co/hcaOIGuX6U
BMW driver blocks a smaller vehicle being driven by an elderly Asian man, proceeds to get out and beat the old man and then literally crushes him while driving off. New York City drivers are insane. https://t.co/C8okMPVHnD