Driver charged in Flushing crash that killed 1-year-old boy in stroller
Prosecutors say Elvin Rivera failed a sobriety test and a scene drug test found cocaine and THC in his system.
- On Tuesday, prosecutors charged 57-year-old Elvin Rivera with manslaughter after a crash killed a 1-year-old boy in Flushing on Sunday. The collision occurred at Murray Street and 32nd Avenue.
- According to Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz, Rivera was driving his Chevrolet Silverado while impaired by cocaine and THC when he allegedly ran a stop sign and accelerated through the intersection.
- The 1-year-old victim, Justin, was pronounced dead at a local hospital after being struck in the stroller. His nanny, 69, survived but sustained injuries to her right arm.
- Rivera was arraigned on Monday and pleaded not guilty to vehicular manslaughter and related charges. A judge ordered him held without bail pending trial.
- Authorities noted Rivera held a suspended license from an open DWI case in the Bronx from April 2026. He faces a potential maximum of 15 years in prison if convicted of the top charge.
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Coked-up NYC motorist, with prior DWI bust, runs down, kills baby in stroller: DA
Elvin Rivera, 57, allegedly blew a stop sign on 32nd Avenue in Murray Hill on Oct. 11 around 8:35 a.m. and ran over infant Justin Hu, also striking his nanny, prosecutors allege.
Queens truck driver high on cocaine in crash that killed baby: DA
A pick-up truck driver whose license was suspended after a recent drunk driving arrest was high on cocaine when he blew through a stop sign in Queens and crashed into a stroller, killing a one-year-old boy and injuring his nanny, has been charged with manslaughter, District Attorney Melinda Katz said.
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