Gravesend, Brooklyn · June 15, 2025, about 2:30 a.m.
A 24-year-old Midwood man has been indicted in Brooklyn on charges including aggravated vehicular assault and driving while intoxicated, after prosecutors say he crashed into an NYPD patrol car at close to 88 miles per hour on Coney Island Avenue in Gravesend. Two police officers and his own front-seat passenger were seriously hurt.
What prosecutors say happened
According to the Brooklyn District Attorney's office, Diyrojon Sobirjonov was driving a 2024 Chevrolet Suburban north on Coney Island Avenue at about 2:30 a.m. on Sunday, June 15, 2025. Prosecutors allege the SUV was traveling at roughly 88 mph in a 25 mph zone, at full throttle, with no brakes applied, when it struck an NYPD vehicle near Avenue U.
One officer suffered a fractured hip and femur and needed pelvic surgery. The second suffered multiple pelvic fractures, a broken arm and a concussion. The passenger in Sobirjonov's SUV was thrown from the vehicle and was hospitalized in critical but stable condition. Prosecutors say his blood alcohol content was above the legal limit of .08.
The charges
A Brooklyn grand jury returned a 12-count indictment. The counts include aggravated vehicular assault, first- and second-degree vehicular assault, second-degree assault, driving while intoxicated, reckless driving, and speeding. He was arraigned before Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Christopher Robles, who set bail at $150,000 cash or a $500,000 bond.
What those charges mean under New York law
A DWI on its own is usually a misdemeanor in New York. What turns a Brooklyn DWI into a serious felony is injury. Vehicular assault applies when an intoxicated or impaired driver causes serious physical injury, and the second-degree charge is a class D felony. First-degree vehicular assault, a class C felony, applies when an aggravating factor is also alleged. Aggravated vehicular assault, the top count here, is a class B felony. It requires proof of reckless driving plus an aggravating factor, such as a BAC of .18 or higher or serious injury to more than one person.
Cases like this turn on evidence a DWI lawyer examines closely: the vehicle's event data recorder, which typically supplies speed and throttle figures like these, how and when the BAC was measured, and the medical records proving how serious each injury was, since that element separates a misdemeanor from a felony.
Where the case stands
The case was next scheduled for October 6, 2025. We found no public report of a plea or verdict as of September 2026, and Mr. Sobirjonov is presumed innocent of every charge.
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