117th Street at 111th Avenue, Richmond Hill · June 5, 2023, about 4:24 a.m.
A 22-year-old Richmond Hill man was sentenced to 7 to 21 years in prison for a crash that killed two neighbors from South Ozone Park, after pleading guilty to aggravated vehicular homicide.
What happened
According to the Queens District Attorney, Tamir Khan was driving a gray Audi A4 north on 117th Street at high speed at about 4:24 a.m. on June 5, 2023, when he failed to stop at the stop sign at 111th Avenue. The Audi struck a 2001 Toyota Camry, which spun into a utility pole. The Camry's driver, John Inderdeo, 64, died at Jamaica Hospital. His passenger, Charles Harris, 71, died the next day. Mr. Khan left the scene and returned about 30 minutes later, admitting he had been driving. A test about two hours after the crash measured his BAC at .09.
The charges and the result
A Queens grand jury returned an 18-count indictment that included aggravated vehicular homicide, manslaughter, vehicular manslaughter, leaving the scene, and DWI. In July 2024 Mr. Khan pleaded guilty to aggravated vehicular homicide in satisfaction of all charges. On September 9, 2024, Queens Supreme Court Justice Michael Aloise sentenced him to 7 to 21 years.
What this case shows
A .09 is barely over the limit, and it was measured about two hours after the crash. Timing like that is usually a central issue in a Queens DWI case, because a test taken long after driving does not directly show what the BAC was at the moment of driving. Prosecutors often rely on the argument that the level was likely higher earlier, while the defense examines absorption, timing, and the test itself.
What made this a homicide case, though, was not the number. It was two deaths, the speed, and a missed stop sign, which together supported reckless driving plus an aggravating factor. Leaving the scene added its own charge. The lesson: a borderline BAC does not keep a case small when the driving itself is the problem.
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