Overview
- Manhattan Supreme Court Justice April A. Newbauer sentenced Daniel Hyden, 46, of Monmouth Junction, N.J., for the 2024 Corlears Hook Park crash.
- Hyden was convicted in November after a non-jury trial of four counts of second-degree murder, aggravated vehicular homicide, and multiple assault charges.
- Prosecutors said he ran a stop sign, sped through a construction zone and over a sidewalk at up to 54 mph, braked only half a second before impact, and then tried to reverse before witnesses pulled the key.
- The victims were Lucille Pinkney, 59, her son Herman Pinkney, 38, and Ana Morel, 43, who died at the scene, with Emily Ruiz, 30, dying five days later; seven others were injured.
- Relatives delivered impact statements as DA Alvin Bragg emphasized accountability and deterrence, with prosecutors saying Hyden’s blood alcohol level was about .17 and that he had been turned away from a nearby party boat earlier.