A New York Metropolis man allegedly took his SUV on an intoxicated joyride alongside practice tracks that ended with the automobile catching hearth, police mentioned.
Basilio Hidalgo, 40, was arrested and charged after he drove an SUV onto the Lengthy Island Rail Highway (LIRR) and precipitated a fiery scene after the automobile’s tires caught hearth at round 4:52 p.m. Sunday, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority Police Division mentioned in a launch.
Images of the crash aftermath confirmed Hidalgo’s SUV being lifted with a crane from the practice tracks.
The SUV was lifted from the practice tracks in New York Sunday. (MTAPD)
The MTAPD mentioned Hidalgo drove roughly “half a mile east” on the tracks earlier than stopping after two tires of the automobile grew to become “severely damaged” and ignited.
“Metropolitan Transportation Authority Police Department officers observed a black Honda sport utility vehicle stopped on the Main Line tracks of the LIRR between Bellerose and Floral Park Stations,” MTAPD mentioned.
“Detectives determined the alleged suspect drove onto the LIRR Main Line tracks from grade level, west of the Elmont-UBS Arena station.”
The motive force ultimately stopped “just east of the Bellerose Station” because the hearth began.
Metropolitan Transportation Authority Police Division officers responded after an SUV traveled onto Lengthy Island Rail Highway tracks Sunday. (MTAPD)
In a viral video of the incident, the SUV is seen careening throughout the tracks.
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The incident precipitated “significant damage to the third rail and other track infrastructure,” police mentioned.
Hidalgo was additionally charged with DWI, first-degree reckless endangerment and third-degree legal trespassing. (MTAPD)
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Police mentioned Hildago was arrested and brought into custody with out incident.
Hidalgo was charged with first-degree reckless endangerment, third-degree legal trespassing and driving whereas intoxicated.
