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Drunk Driver Who Killed 4 at Manhattan Picnic Is Convicted of Murder 
A self-described wellness advocate and substance abuse counselor who drunkenly crashed his pickup truck into a Fourth of July barbecue on the Lower East Side last year, killing four people, was convicted of murder Monday.
Watch: D.A. Bragg Announces All-Count Trial Conviction In Fatal Fourth Of July Drunk Driving Crash Trial 
Guilty plea announced in 2023 assault spree that included attack outside Ray’s Candy Store 
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg Jr. announced that past Thursday that Gerald Barth has pleaded guilty to felony charges for his role in a string of violent assaults across the East Village — including the January 2023 attack on Ray Alvarez, the then 90-year-old owner of Ray's Candy Store on Avenue A.
Guilty plea announced in 2023 assault spree that included attack outside Ray’s Candy Store 
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg Jr. announced that past Thursday that Gerald Barth has pleaded guilty to felony charges for his role in a string of violent assaults across the East Village — including the January 2023 attack on Ray Alvarez, the then 90-year-old owner of Ray's Candy Store on Avenue A.
Drunk trucker who ran over NYC families celebrating July 4 convicted of murder 
The pickup driver who was drunk when he plowed into a Lower East Side park crowded with people celebrating the Fourth of July last year, killing four of them, was found guilty Monday of all charges against him.
Drunk driver convicted of killing four in July 4 carnage on Lower East Side 
State Supreme Court Justice April Newbauer found Daniel Hyden, 44, guilty of the top counts he faced, aggravated vehicular homicide, and related charges for ramming his Ford F-150 into community members celebrating in Corlears Hook Park, less than an hour after he’d been denied access to a boat party by nearby Pier 36 because he was too drunk.

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