BROOKLYN: James Balchaunas Injured In Car Accident After Drunk Off-Duty Cop Crashes Speeding SUV Into Sidewalk on Bedford Avenue
POLICE DEPARTMENT MAY BE LIABLE FOR FATAL COLLISION BROOKLYN, NEW YORK (July 17, 2015) A 21-year-old man was tragically killed and three other pedestrians were seriously injured when a drunk off-duty cop drove his SUV onto the sidewalk on Bedford Avenue, according to the New York Daily News. The police officer responsible for the accident has been charged with manslaughter. Prosecutors identified James Balchaunas as one of the three people that were hospitalized for their injuries. They also identified Sophia Tabachoun and Divya Menezes among the victims. The young man who died in the fatal crash has been identified as Andrew Esquivel. The accident in Williamsburg was on Bedford Avenue by North Eight