Crime & Safety
SEE IT: Drunk Driver Turns Queens NYPD Fleet Into Bumper Cars
Police charged a man with a DWI after he reportedly turned a police fleet into a game of bumper cars over the weekend.
MASPETH, QUEENS — Police arrested a man on drunken driving charges after he turned a police fleet into a game of bumper cars over the weekend, according to the NYPD and a news report.
Salvatore Vicari stands accused of crashing his Jeep Cherokee into nine police cars Saturday outside the NYPD's fleet services building at 58th Street and 53rd Avenue in Queens, according to a police spokesperson and a NY1 report.
This reportedly happened at the #NYPD "Fleet Services Division" in #Queens. Additional information when available. pic.twitter.com/8YgpA9eszY
— NYC Scanner (@NYScanner) December 1, 2019
Police charged Vicari, 52, with driving while intoxicated, refusing to take a breathalyzer test and failing to show insurance for his car, the NYPD spokesperson said.
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He had previously been convicted of drunken driving, according to NY1.
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