A man is under arrest, accused of driving drunk and hitting three pedestrians in Queens. ChristinaFanTV spoke with people living in the area who are frustrated by the amount of dangerous driving.
Surveillance video shows three men huddled on the corner of Northern Boulevard and 86th Street in People nearby heard the victims' cries and ran over to help. "Carelessness and negligence. You gotta just watch what you're doing and how to drive," said another.
Police say the driver, identified as 23-year-old Edilito Piterdo-Rodrigo, from the Bronx, has been charged with DWI, vehicular manslaughter and reckless endangerment. In the video, Piterdo-Rodrigo appeared to swerve left to avoid a white van drifting into his lane. He lost control and hit the men, who were sent flying onto the sidewalk where they lay bleeding on the ground. Traffic-related fatalities in "I don't know what's become of this world. People just don't care," another person said.
"We have to be present. You have to focus on what you are doing. This makes a difference. If you are driving, you are driving," said Cecilia Santos, a Jackson Heights resident.
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