Current:Home > FinanceNYC driver charged with throwing a lit firework into a utility truck and injuring 2 workers -EliteFunds
NYC driver charged with throwing a lit firework into a utility truck and injuring 2 workers
Charles Langston View
Date:2025-04-09 15:51:00
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City driver has been arrested and charged with tossing a lit firework into a Verizon utility truck and injuring two workers in an apparent act of road rage, federal prosecutors said Thursday.
Kevindale Nurse, 36, was driving a commuter “dollar van” in the city borough of Brooklyn at around 7:30 p.m. on Jan. 31 when authorities say surveillance video captured him driving erratically, stopping his van next to the Verizon vehicle, opening his door and throwing the explosive device into the truck’s driver’s side window.
Nurse, who was with his 4-year-old-son, then sped away through a red right.
The two Verizon workers sustained multiple injuries, including tinnitus, hearing loss and neck and back pain, according to prosecutors. Their vehicle was also extensively damaged, including a shattered windshield and deployed airbags.
The Brooklyn resident, who declined to comment through his lawyer, was arrested Thursday morning after an indictment was unsealed in federal court charging him with arson. He was scheduled to make his initial appearance in Brooklyn federal court later Thursday.
U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York Breon Peace said in a statement that the “dangerous and senseless attack on a busy intersection in the heart of Brooklyn was beyond the pale.”
Prosecutors asked the court to detain Nurse as a significant danger to the community, noting he could have caused more extensive damage and potentially death as the utility van was full of equipment used to repair high-speed fiber optic data lines.
They also said Nurse has prior felony convictions, including attempted reckless endangerment and aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle charges.
Nurse faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 7 years in prison and a maximum of 40 years in prison if convicted of the latest charges, according to prosecutors.
Dollar vans, many of them unlicensed, compete against taxis and limousines to fill transit gaps across New York City.
veryGood! (55495)
Related
- Your Wedding Guests Will Thank You if You Get Married at These All-Inclusive Resorts
- Scarlett Johansson Slams OpenAI for Using “Eerily Similar” Voice on ChatGPT’s Sky System
- 'Hungry, thirsty, and a little confused': Watch bear bring traffic to a standstill in California
- Harry Styles and Taylor Russell Break Up After Less Than a Year of Dating
- Krispy Kreme offers a free dozen Grinch green doughnuts: When to get the deal
- 'Bachelorette' star Ryan Sutter says he and wife Trista are 'fine' amid mysterious posts
- 'Hungry, thirsty, and a little confused': Watch bear bring traffic to a standstill in California
- Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates says many campus protesters don't know much of that history from Middle East
- Mega Millions winning numbers for August 6 drawing: Jackpot climbs to $398 million
- Hall of Fame Oakland Raiders center Jim Otto dies at 86
Ranking
- Your Wedding Guests Will Thank You if You Get Married at These All-Inclusive Resorts
- Splash Into Style With These Swimsuits That Double as Outfits: Amazon, SKIMS, Bloomchic, Cupshe & More
- Flight attendant pleads not guilty to attempting to record teen girl in airplane bathroom
- Daycare owner, employees arrested in New Hampshire for secretly feeding children melatonin
- Illinois governor calls for resignation of sheriff whose deputy fatally shot Black woman in her home
- Knicks star Jalen Brunson fractures hand as injuries doom New York in NBA playoffs
- There's no clear NBA title favorite. Get used to it − true parity has finally arrived
- 11 injured in shooting in Savannah, Georgia
Recommendation
How effective is the Hyundai, Kia anti-theft software? New study offers insights.
'Hungry, thirsty, and a little confused': Watch bear bring traffic to a standstill in California
A baby is shot, a man dies and a fire breaks out: What to know about the Arizona standoff
Still unsure about college? It's not too late to apply for scholarships or even school.
Organizers cancel Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna over fears of an attack
Missouri senators, not taxpayers, will pay potential damages in Chiefs rally shooting case
‘The Apprentice,’ about a young Donald Trump, premieres in Cannes
Selling Sunset's Chrishell Stause Teases Major Update on Baby Plans With G Flip