Driver who plowed into NYC Fourth of July gathering in suspected DUI was a substance abuse counselor and author

[Pelican Press 0]

This is the hidden content, please

• Sign In
• or
• Sign Up

Driver who plowed into NYC Fourth of July gathering in suspected DUI was a substance ****** counselor and author

The driver of a pickup truck that fatally plowed into a group of revelers celebrating the Fourth of July at

This is the hidden content, please

• Sign In
• or
• Sign Up

was a substance ****** counselor who penned a book on helping others overcome addiction, according to law enforcement sources

Daniel C. Hyden, 44, of Monmouth Junction, New Jersey, was identified Friday as the driver who struck revelers at Manhattan’s Corlears ***** Park in Manhattan. Three people were ******* and eight others were injured, one critically.

New York Police Chief of Department Jeff Maddrey said Thursday responding officers “did smell some alcohol, but we are still in the process of doing testing.”

New York police say the driver of a pickup truck ran a stop sign and drove into a Manhattan park (NBC New York)

Hyden was charged Friday with eight counts of ******** – recklessly causing serious injury with a *******, aggravated vehicular ********* ******** more than one person, driving while intoxicated, and aggravated unlicensed operator of a vehicle, New York City police said.

Hyden had worked a substance ****** counselor and was most recently working for residential treatment programs in Manhattan, according to his Linkedin profile.

In 2020 he published a book entitled “The Sober *******: A Guide on How to Be Functional With the Dysfunctional ******** of Addiction,” law enforcement sources told

This is the hidden content, please

• Sign In
• or
• Sign Up

. His biography on

This is the hidden content, please

• Sign In
• or
• Sign Up

described him as having a mission to “use his lifelong experience with addiction to teach ******** how to save themselves and achieve long-term recovery.”

It’s not immediately clear if he has an attorney.

Lucille Pinkney, 59, and Hernan Pinkney, 38, ***** in the collision, authorities said. The third victim was not named, but identified as a woman.

New York police say the driver of a pickup truck ran a stop sign and drove into a Manhattan park (NBC New York)

Of the injured, one person was hospitalized in critical condition, and seven others suffered minor injuries, including an 11-year-old boy, police said.

When first responders arrived to the scene they found the pickup truck “on top of four victims,” ***** Department Assistant Chief of Operations Michael Meyers said in a news conference Thursday. Locals at the park removed the driver and made sure he didn’t leave the scene until first responders arrived, officials said.

Hyden was arrested at the scene and treated for head and facial lacerations.

Police said he was not wearing seatbelt and he had a suspended license. He refused all testing as police noted there was “suspicion of impairment.”

This article was originally published on

This is the hidden content, please

• Sign In
• or
• Sign Up

This is the hidden content, please

• Sign In
• or
• Sign Up

pickup truck,law enforcement sources,New York City,Monmouth Junction, New Jersey,New York Police Chief of Department Jeff Maddrey,Manhattan
#Driver #plowed #NYC #Fourth #July #gathering #suspected #DUI #substance #****** #counselor #author

This is the hidden content, please

• Sign In
• or
• Sign Up

This is the hidden content, please

• Sign In
• or
• Sign Up