Monday, October 20, 2025 2:30PM
Daniel Hyden is charged with second degree murder.
NEW YORK — Opening statements will begin Monday morning in the second degree murder trial of Daniel Hyden.
Hyden is accused of driving into a crowd people celebrating July 4th 2024 in a Lower East Side park, killing four and injuring seven.
Josh Einiger has breaking details on the Lower East Side crash. It comes the same night he got an exclusive ride along with the NYPD.
He has been charged with second degree murder with depraved indifference to human life.
After opening statements, the first three witnesses are expected to be mothers of the victims, likely of those killed.
The bench trial is expected to take about two weeks.
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