NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — The U-Haul driver who drove into 12 people in Brooklyn, killing one, in February was indicted Monday on murder, attempted murder and assault charges, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced.
"This was a terrifying incident in which we allege that an innocent pedestrian and numerous cyclists were intentionally targeted and mowed down by this defendant, including a father of three who did not survive his injuries," Gonzalez said. "We will now seek to bring the defendant to justice and to keep the streets of Brooklyn safe."
Weng Sor, 62, formerly of Las Vegas, has pleaded not guilty to the charges laid out in a 25-count indictment. He was ordered held without bail and to return to court on May 31.
Prosecutors said on Feb. 13 between 10:20 a.m. and 11:05 a.m., at multiple locations, beginning at 55th Street and 4th Avenue in Sunset Park and concluding at 72nd Street and 3rd Avenue in Bay Ridge, Sor was driving a U-Haul truck and struck numerous e-bike riders and a bicyclist and endangered pedestrians, motorists and people waiting to cross the street.
He drove up on the sidewalk and struck a pedestrian. During the course of the rampage, he drove toward a police officer, who was then struck and injured by an e-bike being dragged by the truck, prosecutors said.
Weng, who was being pursued by police, drove from Bay Ridge on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway to Red Hook, where he was boxed in and arrested by police, at which time a second police officer was struck by the truck and injured, prosecutors said.
YiJie Ye, a 44-year-old father of three who was riding an e-bike and working for a food delivery service, died of head injuries after being struck in the vicinity of Bay Ridge Parkway and Fifth Avenue.
The other individuals that were struck suffered a variety of injuries, including multiple rib fractures, a pelvic fracture, broken legs, injury to the head, ankle and knee. Additionally, several of the victims required surgery as a result of their injuries.
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