Tuesday, May 6, 2014

Report: Murder charge for driver who crashed into East Village Farm and Grocery


[Photo via Fox]

Queens resident Shaun Martin, who was allegedly drunk and high on PCP when he plowed his car into East Village Farm and Grocery on Second Avenue last June, has now reportedly been charged with murder.

The DA's office today upgraded the indictment to include second-degree murder, aggravated vehicular homicide, first-degree assault and other counts.

The Daily News reports that the 33-year-old Martin now faces 25 years to life in prison.

Mohammed Akkas Ali, a florist at the store at East Fourth Street, suffered serious brain trauma and died on Jan. 1 due to complications from his injuries. He was 63.

While free on bail in early December, police reportedly arrested Martin for threatening to shoot someone while possessing cocaine outside a club in East Elmhurst.

Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Renee White ordered Martin held without bail.

Previously on EV Grieve:
[Updated] Car smashes into East Village Farm & Grocery on Second Avenue; 6 reported injured

Crowdsourcing campaign for injured East Village Farm and Grocery worker raises nearly $19,000

Report: Injured East Village Farm and Grocery florist has lost his memory, use of his voice

[Updated] RIP Akkas Ali
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6 comments:

  1. AnonymousMay 6, 2014 at 8:57 PM

    Still not harsh enough. He deserves that death penalty drug that went awry...

    Any more news on the driver that crashed in Saifee Hardware recently? I hate to judge a book by it's cover, but that guy looked like...

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  2. AnonymousMay 6, 2014 at 9:03 PM

    Any news on the beaut who crashed into Saffee last week?

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  3. GiovanniMay 6, 2014 at 11:41 PM

    After sentencing this idiot to life in prison, not only should they throw away the key but they should melt it down in a giant black cauldron, put it into a nuclear warhead, and then detonate it on whatever planet the kind of crazy maniac comes from. And when he begs to be let out of his permanently locked jail cell, the answer will be:

    "Key? What key? Sorry we can't find it right now, we will have to get back to you later. Much, much later."

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  4. AnonymousMay 7, 2014 at 6:42 AM

    Probably blames the poor guy for dying.

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  5. AnonymousMay 7, 2014 at 12:07 PM

    This drunken duche bag should know now, very well, that actions have consequences. A man died for no reason. Someone has to pay!

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  6. IzFMay 8, 2014 at 4:08 AM

    Disgusting, worthless, piece-of-shit that destroyed a family.

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