News

Accused Drunken Driver Breaks Down In Tears Upon Learning Gruesome Details In NYC Crash That Killed His Fiancée, Unborn Baby

<p>The man accused of drunk driving and killing his fiancé and unborn child in a <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;&quest;s&equals;New&plus;York&plus;city&amp&semi;post&lowbar;type&equals;post" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener"><strong>New York City<&sol;strong><&sol;a> car crash Saturday broke down in tears upon learning of their deaths&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Adem Nikeziq<&sol;strong>&comma; 30&comma; cried uncontrollably during his first appearance before a judge on Monday after his lawyer broke the news that his seven-months-pregnant fiancée&comma; 23-year-old <strong>Adriana Sylmetaj<&sol;strong>&comma; and unborn daughter were dead&comma; according to the <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;nypost&period;com&sol;2023&sol;01&sol;30&sol;tragic-details-emerge-in-nyc-crash-that-killed-pregnant-woman&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener"><strong>New York Post<&sol;strong><&sol;a>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">Drunk Driver Accused Of Crashing Car Wept Uncontrollably Upon Learning His Pregnant Fiancée&comma; Unborn Child Were Dead<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>One grisly detail authorities told Nizekiq was that Sylmetaj had her unborn baby torn out of her body and thrown 40-feet in the drunken-driving crash that <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;adriana-sylmetaj-car-crash-staten-island&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener"><strong>The Shade Room<&sol;strong><&sol;a> reported yesterday&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Zikeziq&comma; who reportedly crashed early Saturday after &&num;8220&semi;drunk driving&&num;8221&semi; a Dodge Challenger at over 100 mph in Staten Island&comma; had learned only minutes before court Monday that his fiancée and unborn child had died&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote><p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;No one told him that his fiancée and baby had passed&comma;” Nikeziq’s lawyer&comma; Mark Fonte&comma; told The Post&period; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;He found out minutes ago&comma; just before he came out &lbrack;into the courtroom&rsqb;&period; When I told him&comma; he broke down crying&comma; sobbing&period; He was at first completely in disbelief&period;”<&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p><amp-twitter data-tweetid&equals;"1620418428527071233" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"480"><&sol;amp-twitter><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Nikeziq was brought into court in a wheelchair while wearing a hospital gown&comma; and was charged with manslaughter&comma; criminally negligent homicide&comma; vehicular assault and drunken driving in the deadly crash&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Sylmetaj was in the passenger seat when the couple’s speeding vehicle hit a barrier and a utility pole early Saturday&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">Car Completely Cut In Half&comma; Human Limbs Strewn About The Scene&comma; Prosecutors Say<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>The vehicle had been completely split in half&comma; with human limbs strewn about the scene&comma; prosecutors said&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote><p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;She was found at the intersection&comma;” Assistant District Attorney Nicholas Agostino told Judge Raja Rajeswari&period; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Her severed leg was found 20 feet past her body&period; Her unborn child&comma; ripped from her body&comma; was found 20 feet past her leg&period;”<&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p>Nikeziq allegedly told responding officers that another driver cut him off before the fatal collision&period; Nikeziq&&num;8217&semi;s lawyer attempted to downplay the situation&comma; telling the court that &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;not every horrific accident rises to the level of criminality&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-twitter data-tweetid&equals;"1619738354844839937" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"480"><&sol;amp-twitter><&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote><p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Not every horrific accident rises to the level of criminality&comma;” Nikeziq&&num;8217&semi;s attorney said&period;<&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">Prosecutors Say Crash Was The Result Of Nikeziq Speeding At 100 MPH After &&num;8220&semi;A Night Of Drinking&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>However&comma; prosecutors claim Nikeziq&comma; with family in tow&comma; had been speeding while weaving through traffic at around 4&colon;45 a&period;m&period; when he lost control and crashed into a barrier&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Assistant District Attorney Nicholas Agostino added that the deadly crash followed &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;a night of drinking” for Nikeziq&comma; according to The Post&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Prosecutors say the case will eventually be presented to a grand jury&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In the meanwhile&comma; Judge Raja Rajeswarihas  ordered Nikeziq held on &dollar;400&comma;000 cash bail or a &dollar;700&comma;000 bond&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Nikeziq is expected to return to court on Thursday&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine; <div class&equals;"wpra-reactions-wrap wpra-plugin-container" style&equals;"justify-content&colon; center&semi;&semi;"> <div class&equals;"wpra-reactions-container" data-ver&equals;"1&period;3&period;10" data-post&lowbar;id&equals;"110166" data-show&lowbar;count&equals;"true" data-enable&lowbar;share&equals;"onclick" data-behavior&equals;"regular" data-animation&equals;"true" data-share&lowbar;url&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;drunken-driver-breaks-down-upon-learning-gruesome-details&sol;" data-secure&equals;"b58d235200"> <div class&equals;"wpra-call-to-action" style&equals;"color&colon; &num;000000&semi;font-size&colon; 25px&semi;font-weight&colon; 600&semi;">What Do You Think Roomies&quest;<&sol;div> <div class&equals;"wpra-reactions wpra-static-emojis size-medium" style&equals;"border-color&colon; &num;ffffff&semi;border-width&colon; 0px&semi;border-radius&colon; 50px&semi;border-style&colon; solid&semi;background&colon; &num;ffffff&semi;">&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"emoji-8 wpra-reaction wpra-pad-fix" data-count&equals;"" data-emoji&lowbar;id&equals;"8"> <div class&equals;"wpra-plus-one">&plus;1<&sol;div>&Tab; <div style&equals;"background-color&colon; &num;ff0015" class&equals;"wpra-arrow-badge arrow-bottom-left hide-count"> <span style&equals;"border-top-color&colon; &num;ff0015" class&equals;"tail"><&sol;span> <span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;ffffff" class&equals;"count-num">0<&sol;span> <&sol;div>&Tab;<&sol;div><div class&equals;"emoji-10 wpra-reaction wpra-pad-fix" data-count&equals;"" data-emoji&lowbar;id&equals;"10"> <div class&equals;"wpra-plus-one">&plus;1<&sol;div>&Tab; <div style&equals;"background-color&colon; &num;ff0015" class&equals;"wpra-arrow-badge arrow-bottom-left hide-count"> <span style&equals;"border-top-color&colon; &num;ff0015" class&equals;"tail"><&sol;span> <span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;ffffff" class&equals;"count-num">0<&sol;span> <&sol;div>&Tab;<&sol;div><div class&equals;"emoji-4 wpra-reaction" data-count&equals;"" data-emoji&lowbar;id&equals;"4"> <div class&equals;"wpra-plus-one">&plus;1<&sol;div>&Tab; <div style&equals;"background-color&colon; &num;ff0015" class&equals;"wpra-arrow-badge arrow-bottom-left hide-count"> <span style&equals;"border-top-color&colon; &num;ff0015" class&equals;"tail"><&sol;span> <span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;ffffff" class&equals;"count-num">0<&sol;span> <&sol;div>&Tab;<&sol;div><div class&equals;"emoji-5 wpra-reaction" data-count&equals;"" data-emoji&lowbar;id&equals;"5"> <div class&equals;"wpra-plus-one">&plus;1<&sol;div>&Tab; <div style&equals;"background-color&colon; &num;ff0015" class&equals;"wpra-arrow-badge arrow-bottom-left hide-count"> <span style&equals;"border-top-color&colon; &num;ff0015" class&equals;"tail"><&sol;span> <span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;ffffff" class&equals;"count-num">0<&sol;span> <&sol;div>&Tab;<&sol;div><div class&equals;"emoji-2 wpra-reaction" data-count&equals;"" data-emoji&lowbar;id&equals;"2"> <div class&equals;"wpra-plus-one">&plus;1<&sol;div>&Tab; <div style&equals;"background-color&colon; &num;ff0015" class&equals;"wpra-arrow-badge arrow-bottom-left hide-count"> <span style&equals;"border-top-color&colon; &num;ff0015" class&equals;"tail"><&sol;span> <span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;ffffff" class&equals;"count-num">0<&sol;span> <&sol;div>&Tab;<&sol;div><div class&equals;"emoji-7 wpra-reaction" data-count&equals;"" data-emoji&lowbar;id&equals;"7"> <div class&equals;"wpra-plus-one">&plus;1<&sol;div>&Tab; <div style&equals;"background-color&colon; &num;ff0015" class&equals;"wpra-arrow-badge arrow-bottom-left hide-count"> <span style&equals;"border-top-color&colon; &num;ff0015" class&equals;"tail"><&sol;span> <span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;ffffff" class&equals;"count-num">0<&sol;span> <&sol;div>&Tab;<&sol;div><div class&equals;"emoji-12 wpra-reaction" data-count&equals;"" data-emoji&lowbar;id&equals;"12"> <div class&equals;"wpra-plus-one">&plus;1<&sol;div>&Tab; <div style&equals;"background-color&colon; &num;ff0015" class&equals;"wpra-arrow-badge arrow-bottom-left hide-count"> <span style&equals;"border-top-color&colon; &num;ff0015" class&equals;"tail"><&sol;span> <span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;ffffff" class&equals;"count-num">0<&sol;span> <&sol;div>&Tab;<&sol;div> <&sol;div> <div class&equals;"wpra-share-wrap wpra-share-buttons-bordered" style&equals;"">&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab; <&sol;div> <&excl;-- end of share buttons -->&Tab;&Tab;&Tab; <&sol;div> <&excl;-- end of reactions container --> <&sol;div> <&excl;-- end of reactions wrap -->&Tab;&Tab;

Matthew McNulty

x