NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- A drunk driver was arraigned on an 18-count indictment in a June crash that killed two people in Queens, District Attorney Melinda Katz announced on Monday.
Tamir Khan, 22, was charged with aggravated vehicular homicide, two counts of manslaughter, vehicular manslaughter, assault, leaving the scene of an incident without reporting, criminally negligent homicide, operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, reckless driving, driving in excess of the maximum speed limit, failing to stop at a sign and operating a motor vehicle with a tinted window.
According to the charges, at approximately 4:24 a.m. on June 5, Khan was driving a gray Audi A4 northbound on 117th Street at a high rate of speed and failed to stop at a stop sign at the intersection with 111th Avenue in Richmond Hill.
Khan struck a silver 2001 Toyota Camry heading westbound on 111th Avenue and continued driving.
The Camry spun and struck a utility pole. Khan returned to the crash location approximately 30 minutes after the collision and admitted to driving the vehicle, officials said.
The driver of the Camry, Inderdeo John, 64, was pronounced dead at an area hospital later that morning.
John's passenger was also his neighbor, Charles Harris, 71, who was being driven to work.
Harris died the next day from head and chest injuries sustained in the collision.
Khan was given an intoxilyzer exam approximately two hours after the crash that indicated he had a blood alcohol content of .09 percent - above the DWI threshold of .08 percent.
The Audi's windshield was tinted and had a light transmittance of 37% and the light transmittance on the front driver's side window was 17%. Neither met the legal threshold of 70% or greater.
DA Katz said: "This young man's alleged reckless actions have left the families of two victims devastated. My office will hold accountable those who choose to disregard the rules of the road including by getting behind the wheel while intoxicated, speeding, ignoring traffic signs and even driving with tinted windows."
Khan is set to return to court on September 7. If convicted, he faces up to 25 years in prison.
