Alex Felix, a local police officer, was tragically struck and killed by a drunk driver while riding his motorcycle only blocks away from his home in Inwood. The driver, a Harlem resident, was arrested, registering a blood alcohol level of 0.18 percent — well above the legal limit of 0.10 percent.Sadly, Officer Felix’s wife is due to give birth to their first child in August.According to the Post, “Felix worked a 4 p.m.-to-midnight shift at Manhattan’s 30th Precinct in Harlem, where, just a day before the collision, he celebrated his third year on the job.”
Additional links: Gothamist
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Divine1906
July 5, 2007
This is really a heart breaking tradgedy.
A man who served the public, on his way home, and about to start a family, gets killed by a fool.
Hopefully, the drunk driver will get the maximum punishment.
Is there a fund or something we can contribute to?