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Accused drunk driver in July 4th horror crash held in protective custody: ‘You’re a freaking coward’
By Jack Morphet, Hannah Fierick, Matt Troutman,
5 days ago
The self-proclaimed addict accused of plowing over 11 people in a horrific Fourth of July crash is being held in protective custody — a decision that drew outrage from victims’ loved ones.
Manhattan prosecutors on Wednesday said they would be moving forward with an indictment against Daniel Christopher Hyden, 44, who has been jailed without bail after his arrest in the deadly Lower East Side crash.
While Hyden didn’t appear in court for the hearing, family friends of Herman and Lucille Pinkney — two of three people killed in the holiday horror — showed up and accused him of cowardice.
They exclaimed “wow” as a judge ordered Hyden placed in protective custody.
Hyden, a substance abuse counselor who wrote a book called “The Sober Addict,” is accused of killing three pedestrians when he drunkenly barreled a gray Ford F-150 through a Lower East Side intersection, over a sidewalk and into revelers celebrating the holiday in Corlears Hook Park.
Daniel Christopher Hyden, 44, who has been jailed without bail after his arrest in the deadly Lower East Side crash, prosecutors said Wednesday during a Manhattan court hearing. Robert Miller Hyden, a substance abuse counselor who wrote a book called “The Sober Addict,” is accused of killing three pedestrians when he drunkenly barreled a gray Ford F-150 through a Lower East Side intersection. Robert Miller
The crash left Lucille Pinkney, 59, and her son Herman Pinkney, 38 — who lived together near the crash scene — as well as Ana Morel, 43, dead. Pictured is Morel’s mom. J.C. Rice The self-proclaimed addict accused of crashing into 11 people in a horrific Fourth of July crash is being held in protective custody. Peter Gerber
The wreck left Lucille Pinkney, 59, and her son Herman Pinkney, 38 — who lived together near the crash scene — as well as Ana Morel, 43, dead.
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