NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- A Brooklyn teenager faces homicide charges after a drag race he participated in led to a car crash that killed three of his friends, according to Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez.
Tamirlan Abylknov, who was 16 at the time and is now 18, crashed while drag racing and doing donuts in July 2020 on a runway at Floyd Bennett Field — an decommissioned airfield in Marine Park, according to prosecutors.
Abylknov was racing his friend Emil Badlov, who was also 16 years old.
He t-boned Badlov’s car, killing him, his 18-year-old girlfriend Margarita Sigdiyayeva and her 11-year-old brother Daniel Sigdiyayeva, officials said.
Another 18-year-old and 11-year-old were injured in the crash along with the defendant.
“Three young lives were tragically cut short when this defendant allegedly t-boned the victims’ car as he attempted to do stunts at a high speed,” said Gonzalez. “This case highlights the incredible dangers of drag racing, and this kind of recklessness cannot be tolerated in Brooklyn.”
Abylknov was arraigned Wednesday in a Brooklyn supreme court, where prosecutors charged him with criminally negligent homicide, assault, reckless endangerment and more.
The judge ordered the defendant released without bail. His next court date is scheduled for July 21.
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