Drunk-driving suspect charged after two men die in Queens crash
Police said Tamir Khan drove drunk and hit a Toyota at 117th Street and 111th Avenue in Queens, where the official record lists two motorists killed.
What We Know
The crash was recorded at 4:24 a.m. on June 5, 2023, at 117 Street and 111 Avenue in Queens, where the city listed two motorists killed. Police told reporters that Tamir Khan, 22, was driving a 2013 Audi A4 north on 117th Street when he hit a Toyota Camry traveling west on 111th Avenue. The Toyota’s 64-year-old driver died at Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, and 71-year-old passenger Charles Harris died the next morning. Authorities said Khan was intoxicated, had a blood alcohol concentration of .08 or more, and admitted he ran a stop sign; prosecutors charged him with manslaughter, vehicular manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide and driving while intoxicated.
Police said a driver ran the stop sign before impact
The official record places the crash at 4:24 a.m. on June 5, 2023, at 117 Street and 111 Avenue and lists two sedans in motion, one northbound and one westbound. Police told the Daily News and the Post that Tamir Khan, 22, was driving a 2013 Audi A4 north on 117th Street when he hit a Toyota Camry traveling west on 111th Avenue.
The official record lists traffic-control disregard for both moving sedans. The Daily News reported that a criminal complaint quoted Khan telling police, “I blew the stop sign and I think I killed the man.”
Two men in the Toyota died after the crash
The city record lists a 64-year-old male driver and a 71-year-old male front-seat passenger as killed. The Post identified the passenger as Charles Harris and reported that he died Tuesday morning after the Monday crash.
News accounts disagreed on the 64-year-old driver’s name order: the Daily News identified him as Inderdeo John, while the Post identified him as John Inderdeo. Both outlets reported that paramedics took him to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, where he died.
The impact involved moving sedans and parked cars
The official record lists a 2013 Audi sedan traveling north and a 2001 Toyota sedan traveling west before impact. It also lists two parked sedans that were damaged. The Post reported that after Khan hit the Toyota, he continued driving and hit two empty parked cars.
Authorities alleged intoxication and charged the driver
Police said Khan was intoxicated, with bloodshot and watery eyes and the smell of alcohol on his breath, according to the Daily News account of the criminal complaint. The Post reported that police said his blood alcohol concentration was .08 or more when officers took him into custody.
Prosecutors charged Khan with offenses including manslaughter, vehicular manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide and driving while intoxicated. The Post reported that a Queens Criminal Court judge set bail at $75,000; the Daily News later reported that relatives posted that bail.
The crash happened in South Ozone Park
The official record places the crash in Queens ZIP code 11420, at 117 Street and 111 Avenue. News accounts described the intersection as being in South Ozone Park.