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- A 26-year-old Queens man has been arrested for allegedly kicking a 54-year-old driver to death after a collision on Long Island over the weekend, authorities say.
- Police say Patrick Destine of Hollis was involved in an accident with the 54-year-old, whose name has not been released, near Schuman Place and Forest Avenue in Baldwin shortly before 11 p.m. Saturday.
- Destine, who was driving an Infiniti, allegedly began attacking the 54-year-old driver of the van, kicking him in the head for an indefinite amount of time and causing severe head trauma, police say.
NEW YORK — A 26-year-old Queens man has been arrested for allegedly kicking a 54-year-old driver to death after a crash on Long Island over the weekend, authorities said.
Police say Patrick Destine of Hollis was involved in an accident with the 54-year-old, whose name has not been released, near Schuman Place and Forest Avenue in Baldwin shortly before 11 p.m. Saturday.
The cause of the collision is unclear, but the two drivers got out of their vehicle and began to argue, police said.
Destine, who was driving an Infiniti, allegedly began attacking the 54-year-old driver of the van, kicking him in the head for an indefinite amount of time and causing severe head trauma, police say. Officers had to chase him when they arrived at the scene, but apprehended him after a short foot chase, authorities said.
The victim was taken to hospital, where he was pronounced dead shortly after midnight the next day.
Destine was charged with murder and drunk driving. Information about a possible lawyer for him was not immediately available.
It should be dealt with later on Monday.