NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — Two men were indicted on murder charges and other crimes on Thursday after they allegedly drove drunk and killed a hospital worker while drag racing in Queens in 2020, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced.
According to the charges, Alamin Ahmed, 24, and Mir Fahmid, 24, both attended a party in Brooklyn on Nov. 20, 2020, to celebrate Fahmid’s birthday. After the festivities, the pair went to a gas station on Main Street and Union Turnpike in Kew Gardens Hills to fill up.
The two men are then seen on video surveillance posting up next to each other at a red light, and when the light turns green, they allegedly accelerate quickly, racing down the Union Turnpike.
Katz added that both men allegedly sped through two solid red lights. Just as they quickly approached Parsons Boulevard, Queens General Hospital worker Daniel Crawford was driving southbound, heading to work.
As the 52-year-old entered the intersection, he was struck by both the silver Mercedes Benz Ahmed was allegedly driving and the red Honda Accord defendant Fahmid allegedly drove.
According to the charges, the two cars, both going more than 90 mph, T-boned Mr. Crawford’s Toyota. He suffered an internal decapitation and was rushed to the same hospital where he worked and was pronounced dead.
Katz said Ahmed’s vehicle was disabled in the crash, and he was taken into custody by police at the scene. At that time, Ahmed allegedly showed signs of intoxication, and a test administered at the crash site allegedly showed Ahmed’s blood alcohol level was .094 – above the legal limit. Fahmid is accused of fleeing the scene.
Ahmed and Fahmid were charged Thursday with second-degree murder, second-degree manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide, second-degree assault, reckless driving, participating in an unregulated speed contest or race and several traffic violations.
Ahmed is additionally charged with second-degree vehicular manslaughter and operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol. Fahmid is also charged with leaving the scene of an incident without reporting it and tampering with physical evidence.
Queens Supreme Court Justice Michael Aloise ordered the defendants to return to court on March 22, 2022. If convicted, Ahmed and Fahmid face up to 25 years-to-life in prison.
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