Manhattan Car Crash: 2 Dead, 3 Critical in Drunk’s Rampage
A drunk driver crashed his SUV into a group of people outside a barbershop in Manhattan, resulting in two fatalities and three critical injuries. The driver, identified as Elvin Suarez, had previously collided with a parked car before veering onto the sidewalk. He is now in custody facing multiple charges, including manslaughter and driving while intoxicated.
- ▪Two men were killed and three others were critically injured in the crash.
- ▪The driver, Elvin Suarez, was intoxicated at the time of the incident.
- ▪Emergency responders transported the injured to St. Luke's Hospital for treatment.
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Manhattan Car Crash: 2 Dead, 3 Critical in Drunk’s Rampage Catherine Salgado | 3:38 PM on May 16, 2026 AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis A group of men was congregating outside a Manhattan barbershop as they often did on Friday, when a drunk driver who had already crashed his SUV into a parked car plowed straight into them. Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function () { googletag.display("div-gpt-300x250_3"); //googletag.pubads().refresh([gptAdSlot["div-gpt-300x250_3"]]) }); Two of the victims in the vehicular rampage died at the scene of the crash, and three more were in critical condition after the tragic crash. Emergency responders rushed the injured to St. Luke’s Hospital for treatment, according to NBC4 New York.The New York Times named the drunk driver as Elvin Suarez.
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