The Suspect’s attorney said “No one told him that his fiancé and baby had passed,” after recklessly driving under the influence of alcohol.
A New York Drunk Driver Faces Multiple Charges After Pregnant Fiancé And Unborn Child Died In A Violent Car Crash (PHOTO: Fox News)
A Violent Car Crash In New York
A drunk man facing manslaughter charges after crashing his car so violently into a pole that the vehicle split into three, his pregnant fiancé tossed from the vehicle, and his unborn child ripped from the mother’s womb, found out just minutes before the court on Monday that both had died, according to New York Police reports from Staten Island.
Adem Nikeziq 30 years old appeared before a judge for the first time on Monday, crying uncontrollably after his attorney, Mark Fonte, broke the news to him about his fiancé, 23-year-old Adriana Sylmetaj, and unborn daughter. “No one informed him that his fiancé and baby had passed,” Fronte said. Nikeziq just found out minutes ago, just before he came out into the courtroom after his attorney informed him that his family died during the scene. Fonte said that Nikeziq cried in disbelief.
Adem Nikeziq Is Now Facing Multiple Charges
New York City Police said on Sunday that Nikeziq was charged with manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide, vehicular assault, assault, DWI, reckless endangerment, and driving while ability impaired by alcohol in a fatal wreck. In court, Nikeziq was in a wheelchair while his wearing a hospital gown.
Police said officers responded to a 911 call of a single-car crash on Hylan Boulevard and according to the initial report, Nikeziq was driving the Dodge Challenger southbound on Hylan Boulevard when he lost control of the car. The vehicle came to a final stop after it struck a wooden utility pole and split into three parts, New York police said. Nikeziq suffered minor injuries and was released from the vehicle and transported to Staten Island University Hospital by EMS, in stable condition.
Sylmetaj was pronounced dead at the scene together with the baby. Assistant District Attorney Nicholas Agostino told Judge Raja Rajeswari, that Sylmetaj was found at the intersection and her leg was found 20 feet past her body while the unborn child, pulled from her body, was located 20 feet past her leg.
Rajeswari ordered Nikeziq to be held on $400,000 cash bail or a $700,000 bond. He is expected to go back in court in Staten Island by Thursday.
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