‘Knew I was speeding’ – miscarriage crash driver

A Staten Island driver charged with plowing into an SUV carrying a pregnant woman, causing her to miscarry, already had his license suspended or revoked four times — and knew he was in big trouble, according to prosecutors.

“I knew I was speeding,” Alexander Iacone, 21, told cops after the Saturday afternoon collision at Hylan Blvd. and Cornelia Ave., according to court papers. “I know my license is suspended.”

He struck an SUV carrying a couple returning from a walk in Wolfes Pond Park, a relative of the victims said. Their baby was due in September and would have been the couple’s first child.

Iacone was arrested at the scene and charged with assault, reckless endangerment and aggravated unlicensed operation of a vehicle.

He told cops that another vehicle had cut him off and forced him to lose control.

Authorities said Iacone’s Jeep Grand Cherokee veered into the wrong lane of traffic, and barreled head-on into a 2018 Nissan Rogue waiting to turn left off Hylan Blvd.

The impact sent both vehicles careening into the woods.

The 28-year-old woman riding in the Cherokee suffered severe bruising and trauma to the torso — and suffered a miscarriage. She underwent surgery at Staten Island University Hospital North.

Her husband, who was driving the Rogue, suffered cuts to both knees and a cut to his hand that required six stitches, according to court papers.

“The entire thing is a tragedy,” said the father of the husband. “We are cooperating with the authorities and have all the confidence in the world that police will make sure justice is served in this case.”

The miscarried baby was “fully formed,” he said.

“From all reports, this kid was speeding for 2 miles,” the father said of Iacone. ”We just really appreciate the witnesses coming forward.”

According to court records, Iacone’s driving history includes a controlled substance or marijuana conviction and a suspension for failure to answer a traffic summons.

An autopsy will determine if the child had taken its first breath at the hospital, which, based on New York State law, could lead to a homicide charge.