Former FDNY Firefighter Sentenced for Fatal Queens Crash that Killed 23-Year-Old Driver
Pena pleaded guilty to manslaughter after police said he drove 83 mph in a 25-mph zone with a .17 blood alcohol content.
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QNSFormer FDNY firefighter sentenced to prison for causing fatal collision in East Elmhurst while intoxicated and speeding: DA
Former FDNY firefighter Michael Pena was sentenced to four to 12 years in prison on Tuesday for the fatal high-speed collision that killed a young man on Northern Boulevard in East Elmhurst in February 2025. Michael Pena, 29, of Oakland Gardens, was off-duty and driving while intoxicated when he sped through an intersection at…
NEW YORK — More than a year after a tragedy that shocked our area, on Thursday a Hispanic family began to close a difficult chapter. They sentenced the former New York firefighter who was driving speeding and intoxicated with alcohol and drugs when he caused Justin Díaz’s death. Before hearing his sentence, former firefighter Michael Peña had to listen to Diaz’s relatives, who took his life in February 2025 after a night of alcohol and drugs in …
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