Drunk driving crash kills two men on Upper Manhattan sidewalk
A 61-year-old driver in a black Mercedes-Benz lost control and struck parked cars, hopped a curb, and hit pedestrians outside a barber shop near Amsterdam Avenue and West 109th Street in Morningside Heights on Friday evening around 6 p.m. Two men were killed and three others injured. Police said the vehicle was traveling 108 mph before impact, and the driver will face criminal charges.
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2 outlets covered it, splitting into 2 framing camps across 1 bias group.
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Breitbart emphasizes community impact and witness accounts with video aftermath; NY Post leads with criminal charges pending and legal consequences.
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“VIDEO — NYPD: Suspected Drunk Driving Crash Kills Two Men, Injures Three Outside Barber Shop”
“Suspected drunk driver who killed 2 in NYC sidewalk crash to be criminally charged: police”
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