{"id":2289644,"date":"2024-07-05T17:05:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-05T21:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/addiction-counselor-accused-of-drunkenly-killing-3-in-july-fourth-crowd\/"},"modified":"2024-07-05T17:07:36","modified_gmt":"2024-07-05T21:07:36","slug":"addiction-counselor-accused-of-drunkenly-killing-3-in-july-fourth-crowd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/addiction-counselor-accused-of-drunkenly-killing-3-in-july-fourth-crowd\/","title":{"rendered":"Addiction Counselor Accused of Drunkenly Killing 3 in July Fourth Crowd"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Faddiction-counselor-accused-of-drunkenly-killing-3-in-july-fourth-crowd%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2289644&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Three people\u2064 were killed and eight \u2063others injured in New York City when an intoxicated addiction counselor and author mowed them down with his vehicle. The \u2064suspect, 44-year-old Daniel Hyden, was driving \u2063a \u2063Ford F-150 pickup in Manhattan&#8217;s Lower East\u200b Side neighborhood on July 4 when the \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/landscaper-kills-homeless-mom-sleeping-in-ca-park-running-her-over-with-lawn-mower\/\" title=\"Homeless mother sleeping in CA park tragically killed by landscaper operating lawn mower.\">incident\u200c occurred<\/a>. Among the victims were Lucille Pinkney, 59,\u2063 her son Herman Pinkney, 38, and another woman whose identity was not disclosed. The\u200c suspect, who had written a book\u200c on addiction, was \u200darrested\u200d on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ex-obama-envoy-warns-u-s-groups-stop-disruptive-activities-in-canada\/\" title=\"Ex-Obama Envoy Warns U.S. Groups: Stop &quot;Disruptive Activities&#039; in Canada\">multiple charges including assault<\/a>, reckless \u200ddriving, vehicular homicide, and driving without a\u2062 license. Witnesses detained him \u2064until <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-official-who-pulled-knife-on-trump-supporters-indicted-on-weapons-charges-media-tries-to-frame-him-as-victim\/\" title=\"Democrat Official Who Pulled Knife On Trump Supporters Indicted On Weapons Charges; Media Tries To Frame Him As Victim\">police arrived<\/a>, and it\u2064 was reported he \u2063had a history \u2063of DUI and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/21-year-old-man-charged-with-murder-of-texas-pastor\/\" title=\"21-year-old man charged with murder of Texas pastor\">assault charges<\/a>. This tragic event serves as a reminder of the \u2063devastating\u200d consequences of drunk driving and the\u200c importance of responsible behavior behind\u200b the wheel.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"> <?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/news\/\">  News <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/johnathanjones\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/johnathanjones\/%20\"><span>Johnathan Jones<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   July 5, 2024 at 1:20pm <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>Three people were killed and eight others were injured in New York City when they were mowed down, allegedly by an intoxicated addiction counselor and author.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/nypd-officer-killed-man-nails-done-upcoming-wedding\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York City Police Department<\/a> said 44-year-old Daniel Hyden of New Jersey was driving a Ford F-150 pickup on July 4 when he mowed over 11 people on a sidewalk and park in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/stephanopoulos-goes-crazy-trump-attorney-points-obvious-manhattan-verdict\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Manhattan\u2019s<\/a> Lower East Side neighborhood.<\/p>\n<p>The NYPD said Hyden was driving on Water Street just after 9 p.m. when he ran a stop sign and entered onto the sidewalk, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnewyork.com\/news\/local\/manhattan-park-crash-driver-charged\/5568964\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WNBC-TV<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>Police told the outlet that speed was a factor and that Hyden\u2019s vehicle struck people who were celebrating <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/john-adams-accurately-predicted-independence-day-celebrated-got-date-wrong\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Independence Day<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QgmgNL7qNnU?si=OLumc5Gayp23zoeC\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Lucille Pinkney, 59, her son Herman Pinkney, 38, and another woman whose name and age had not been released as of Friday afternoon were all killed.<\/p>\n<p>A 30-year-old woman was also hospitalized and was listed in critical condition.<\/p>\n<p>The other seven victims were all treated for injuries that police had described as minor.<\/p>\n<p>One of those victims was described as an 11-year-old boy.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/riders-horrified-one-gavin-newsoms-vagrants-throws-woman-74-oncoming-train-police\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Police<\/a> said Hyden was not wearing a seatbelt and that he declined a drug test.<\/p>\n<p>He was arrested on numerous counts, including assault, driving recklessly, vehicular homicide and driving without a license.<\/p>\n<p>Just four years ago, the suspect had written and released the 2020 book \u201cThe Sober Addict: A Guide on How to Be Functional with the Dysfunctional Disease of Addiction.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Writing under the name DC Hyden, the book describes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/classless-jimmy-kimmel-faces-intense-backlash-mocking-robert-downey-jr-s-addiction-oscars\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">addiction<\/a> as a \u201cterminal disease if left untreated\u201d and said the book was targeted to anyone \u201cimpacted by the disease addiction.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A bio on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Sober-Addict-Functional-Dysfunctional-Addiction-ebook\/dp\/B08ML3W677\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2T18CBMO4H69Z&#038;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.J1cAP98L2FDM8dn_DFR51g.Ye0oiZzsEDtWyV9KLU5S4vrEKt1UrFvEV3aaLDZDJIY&#038;dib_tag=se&#038;keywords=The+Sober+Addict%3A+A+Guide+on+How+to+Be+Functional+With+the+Dysfunctional+Disease+of+Addiction&#038;qid=1720206620&#038;sprefix=the+sober+addict+a+guide+on+how+to+be+functional+with+the+dysfunctional+disease+of+addiction%2Caps%2C78&#038;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a> for Hyden said he works as a counselor, author and speaker on the subject of addiction and his \u201cmission is to use his lifelong experience with addiction to teach addicts how to save themselves and achieve long-term recovery.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to WNBC, Hyden works as the program director for three <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/actor-steve-buscemi-attacked-broad-daylight-walking-new-york-city-street-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York City<\/a> residential addiction treatment programs.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/07\/05\/us-news\/suspected-drunk-driver-in-deadly-les-crash-is-addiction-counselor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Post<\/a> reported NYPD investigators believe Hyden \u2014 who resides in New Jersey \u2014 was drunk at the time of Thursday\u2019s accident.<\/p>\n<p>Witnesses pulled the suspect from the vehicle and held him there until police arrived, according to WNBC.<\/p>\n<p>The man suffered minor lacerations to his face.<\/p>\n<p>Hyden was arrested for DUI in Wisconsin in 2015 and was arrested in New York earlier this year on an assault charge after police said he punched a teacher.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>I heard a chilling comment the other day: \u201cWe don\u2019t even know if an election will be held in 2024.\u201d 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Witnesses pulled him from the vehicle after the incident, and he was arrested for DUI in Wisconsin in 2015. The incident has sparked concerns about the upcoming 2024 election, with warnings that it is crucial for the future of America. 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