He boozed at nups before pkwy. horror: cops
FOR 12-YEAR-OLD Nasaiah Torres, the New York Yankees mean so much more than their distinctive pinstriped uniforms and long history of larger-thanlife players.
“To me, the Yankee tradition is a feeling — it’s something you feel deep in your heart,” Nasaiah told the Daily News.
“I guess I was shy before I was at the Yankees games. I don’t share my feelings very well. My grandma surprised me and brought me to a Yankees game, and I felt that fear just go away.”
On July 26, the middle-schooler from Peekskill, Westchester County, will fulfill a lifelong dream when he walks out onto the Yankee Stadium field alongside the Bronx Bombers to sing the national anthem before they play the Cincinnati Reds.
Torres is one of nine youngsters who won the top prize in the Daily News’ Field of Dreams contest, which asked fans, ages 8 to 14, to submit an essay highlighting what Yankees tradition means to them.
“I still remember sitting in those seats and my feet dangling, not long enough to touch the floor. Back then, my mom worked two jobs and I had to spend a lot of time with my grandma,” Torres wrote in his essay.
The eighth-grader said going to Yankee games help him experience a special bond with his grandmother.
“It’s more than a game of baseball, it’s the love between us and our love for the Yankees that we got to share together and keep our Yankee tradition going. I always look forward to those days.” THE DRIVER who caused a horrific four-car crash in Queens that killed two people — including a teen — was boozing at a wedding before getting behind the wheel, authorities said Monday.
Andrew Shakespeare, 33, of Roselle, N.J., lost control of his SUV after trying to blow past another car on the Grand Central Parkway near 188th St. in Jamaica Estates around 6:30 a.m. Sunday, cops said. Shakespeare’s black 2014 BMW X5 collided with a 2016 Nissan Rogue. Both cars flew across several lanes and tore through the guardrail.
“A wedding celebration ended in a horrific tragedy when one of the guests — the defendant — allegedly got behind the wheel of his vehicle, drove recklessly and at a high rate of speed on one of Queens County’s major highways,” District Attorney Richard Brown said.
Akeam Grant, 16, was thrown from Shakespeare’s SUV and died at the scene. Layon Campbell, 34, was pulled from the car and died at Elmhurst Hospital Center two hours later.
Another 16-year-old boy in Shakespeare’s SUV suffered a fractured pelvis and arm, and two men who were riding in the Nissan, ages 60 and 63, went to the hospital with multiple fractures.
Shakespeare (photo) reeked of booze and had bloodshot eyes, the complaint said. He’d been drinking at the Saturday night wedding and admitted to cops that he’d had a beer at a pal’s house afterward. Authorities said several alcohol bottles were found by his car.
Shakespeare was arraigned in Queens Criminal Court on Monday night on charges of manslaughter, assault, reckless endangerment and reckless driving. Bail was set at $300,000. If convicted, he faces up to 15 years in prison.