A motorist who shot down an 10-year-old boy in Brooklyn never had a driver's license

The driver who knocked down an 5-year-old boy riding his bicycle near his home in Brooklyn on October 10 on October 6, never even applied for a driver’s license. This publication reports Daily News.

29-year-old Victor Maya turned left to turn off Seton Place on Foster Avenue in Kensington in a Ford Explorer 2002 car of the year with Illinois license plates. At this time, he shot down the cyclist Dalerzhon Shakhobiddinov. It happened around 10: 30 in the morning of October 5.

It is noted that for Viktor at that moment a green light was lit, allowing travel, but he never had a driver's license.

At the time of the indictment in the Brooklyn Criminal Court, Meyu was released on charges of unlicensed driving and lack of due diligence on the road.

Judge John Hecht ordered him back to court on November 4 and told him to stay out of the way. “You don't have a valid license,” Hecht said. - You can't drive. Got it? "

On the subject: A driver with a record dose of marijuana killed 5 people in an accident in New York: the court decided the fate of the offender

Maya, after his release, declined to comment.

His lawyer, James Kirchner, called the disaster "a tragic accident."

“Compassion for the boy’s family,” Kirchner said. “He regrets what happened.”

Meia remained at the scene after the disaster, police said.

Although a former Dalerzhon teacher had previously stated that a motorist was trying to hide with a child’s bike under the wheels of his SUV, he stopped when people started screaming.

Dalerzhon was taken to Maimonides hospital in critical condition, where he died a few hours later.

The boy was in the fourth grade of state school No. 134. He had three brothers and sisters. According to relatives, he was traveling with several friends when he was shot down.

“Last Saturday we were in Prospect Park, having fun, and now he is gone,” said Shakszod, a cousin of Dalergon. “I asked how things were at school, and he just laughed.” We played soccer".

Dalerzhon is already the 22-th cyclist who was shot down on the streets of the city this year, and the 24-th, if you take into account those who died on electric bicycles. This number is double the last year's number of cyclists (10) killed in New York.

The executive director of the Transport Alternatives street safety advocacy group, in a statement after Dalerjon’s death, said the current situation on the roads was “an avoidable public health crisis.” “All children should be able to play on the street without fear of road violence,” he stressed.

Harris called on Mayor Bill De Blasio and City Council members to expeditiously pass a bill introduced earlier this year by Council Speaker Corey Johnson to create a “master plan” for the city’s streets. Under this plan, the Department of Transportation is required to add 31 new km of street bike lanes annually by 2024, the report said.