Bessy Velasquez, a 41-year-old livery cab driver for Myrtle Car Service in Brooklyn, New York, was killed on the morning of Sunday, November 16, 2008. An intoxicated SUV driver crashed into the cab she was driving. The SUV driver, Daryush Omar is facing multiple charges, including vehicular manslaughter. His blood alcohol level was twice the legal limit for driving.Daily News: Two in Queens Killed in Crash by Drunken Driver... (November 17, 2008) Velasquez's passenger, Panayiota Demetriou, was also killed in the crash.The New York Times: Two Women Die in Queens Livery Crash (November 17, 2008)
Velasquez is survived by her two teenage daughters, Bessy and Kimberly.The New York Times: Two Women Die in Queens Livery Crash (November 17, 2008)
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Resided on Steuben Street in the Clinton Hill neighborhood of Brooklyn, New YorkThe New York Times: Two Women Die in Queens Livery Crash (November 17, 2008)
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Two daughters, 17-year-old also named Bessy and 14-year-old KimberleyThe New York Times: Two Women Die in Queens Livery Crash (November 17, 2008)
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Passenger in Velasquez's car, Panayiota Demetriou, was also killedThe New York Times: Two Women Die in Queens Livery Crash (November 17, 2008)
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Driver, Daryush Omar, charged with vehicular manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide and driving while intoxicatedNewsday.com: Suspect in fatal DWI charged with murder in 2006 case
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Omar was already facing murder trial for the 2006 beathing death of a man outside of a NYC nightclub at the time of the crashNewsday.com: Suspect in fatal DWI charged with murder in 2006 case
