A Flushing man was arrested today for killing his passenger during a drunk driving accident on the Long Island Expressway (LIE), said police.
The driver, 39-year-old Ricardo Rivas, was travelling eastbound on the LIE around 4:00 a.m. Wednesday when he hit the median right after the 108th Street exit, injuring all four of his passengers.
Carlos Rivas, 27, of Oakland Gardens, who was sitting in the front seat, was transported to Booth Memorial Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
The three other passengers were transported to Elmhurst General Hospital in stable condition.
Authorities arrested Rivas at the scene, charging him with vehicular manslaughter criminally negligent homicide and driving while intoxicated.
