A New York Metropolis man allegedly took his SUV on an intoxicated joyride alongside prepare tracks that ended with the car catching fireplace, police stated.
Basilio Hidalgo, 40, was arrested and charged after he drove an SUV onto the Lengthy Island Rail Highway (LIRR) and brought on a fiery scene after the car’s tires caught fireplace at round 4:52 p.m. Sunday, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority Police Division stated in a launch.Â
Images of the crash aftermath confirmed Hidalgo’s SUV being lifted with a crane from the prepare tracks.
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The SUV was lifted from the prepare tracks in New York Sunday. (MTAPD)
The MTAPD stated Hidalgo drove roughly “half a mile east” on the tracks earlier than stopping after two tires of the car turned “severely broken” and ignited.
“Metropolitan Transportation Authority Police Division officers noticed a black Honda sport utility car stopped on the Fundamental Line tracks of the LIRR between Bellerose and Floral Park Stations,” MTAPD stated.
“Detectives decided the alleged suspect drove onto the LIRR Fundamental Line tracks from grade stage, west of the Elmont-UBS Enviornment station.”Â
The motive force ultimately stopped “simply east of the Bellerose Station” as the fireplace began.Â
Metropolitan Transportation Authority Police Division officers responded after an SUV traveled onto Lengthy Island Rail Highway tracks Sunday. (MTAPD)
In a viral video of the incident, the SUV is seen careening throughout the tracks.
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The incident brought on “important injury to the third rail and different monitor infrastructure,” police stated.Â
Hidalgo was additionally charged with DWI, first-degree reckless endangerment and third-degree prison trespassing. (MTAPD)
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Police stated Hildago was arrested and brought into custody with out incident.
Hidalgo was charged with first-degree reckless endangerment, third-degree prison trespassing and driving whereas intoxicated.
