NYC driver who randomly attacked 5 strangers was working for Amazon during unhinged rampage
A New York City delivery driver, Dauri Batita, allegedly carried out a violent rampage in Queens while reportedly working for Amazon, attacking five people and crashing into vehicles over multiple city blocks. Authorities say the attacks, which began in a residential neighborhood near Forest Park, included unprovoked assaults on several individuals, some of whom were elderly and suffered injuries. Batita has been charged with multiple offenses including assault and attempted robbery and was ordered held without bail pending trial.
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Metro NYC driver who randomly attacked 5 strangers was working for Amazon during unhinged rampage By Amanda Woods and Zoe Hussain Published April 30, 2026, 12:32 a.m. ET An unhinged driver appeared to be working for Amazon when he allegedly attacked five strangers in Queens — including ramming into a carload of women with his cargo van full of packages, according to authorities. Dauri Batita, 32, was hit with a slew of charges, including attempted robbery and assault, for the string of unprovoked attacks on Sunday that turned the peaceful neighborhood of Forest Park “into a crime scene that spanned multiple city blocks,” Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced on Wednesday. Dauri Batita, allegedly, began the “violent rampage” just after 4:08 p.m.
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