Early on Saturday morning, April 10, a car smashed head on into a scooter and then burst into flames in Queens.
According to police, the accident happened at 3.45 a.m. in the morning at Cooper Avenue and 73rd Street. Robert Loivo, aged 38 was driving an Acura MDX and he swerved into the opposite eastbound lane when he was traveling west on Cooper Avenue. As he swerved he smashed into a 21 year old man who was driving his scooter east on Cooper Avenue.
The victim, who has not yet been named, was found lying in the road with severe body trauma. He was transported to Jamaica Hospital where he is said to be in a critical condition.
Loivo, of Poughkeepsie, who was uninjured, was issued a breathalyzer on the scene and taken into custody where he was subsequently charged with assault, reckless driving, and driving while ability impaired by alcohol.
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