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GRAMERCY PARK, Manhattan (WABC) — <\/span>A 26-year-old driver has been charged with manslaughter, DWI and related offenses after plowing into a crowd in Manhattan, killing one pedestrian and leaving three others hospitalized.<\/p>\n The gray Hyundai Sonata was traveling north on Third Avenue shortly before 8 p.m. Sunday near 21st Street.<\/p>\n An eyewitness said the sound of the sedan spinning, hitting several pedestrians and crashing into a kiosk “sounded like a grenade going off.”<\/p>\n Police said Mahbub Ali, 26, of Queens, was intoxicated and may have been trying to prevent a bicyclist from crashing his car into a group of people.<\/p>\n A 23-year-old pedestrian was pronounced dead at Bellevue Hospital.<\/p>\n His name was withheld pending family notification.<\/p>\n A 26-year-old pedestrian remains hospitalized in critical condition with a broken leg, and a 21-year-old pedestrian is in stable condition after suffering a laceration to his left leg.<\/p>\n An 18-year-old cyclist who was hit and a 25-year-old woman who was a passenger in the Hyundai were taken to hospital.<\/p>\n The 18-year-old suffered injuries to her leg and back, while the 25-year-old broke her right leg.<\/p>\n One of the victims is a migrant from a shelter around the corner.<\/p>\n Migrants told Eyewitness News reporter CeFaan Kim that they often meet around the corner, so they can use the city’s free Wi-Fi hotspot to stay in touch with family back home.<\/p>\n “This is an area where many of the migrants stay at the Grammercy Training Academy,” said resident George Colli. “They’re shoulder to shoulder, head to toe there. They’re out.”<\/p>\n Ali was not injured and was arrested immediately after the accident.<\/p>\n He has been charged with involuntary manslaughter, vehicular homicide, assault and drunken driving.<\/p>\n Ali appeared stoic as police officers led him from the 13th Precinct in Gramercy Park on Monday night before taking him to central booking.<\/p>\n The crash happened next to the former NYPD Police Academy, which the city has been using to house asylum seekers.<\/p>\n READ ALSO | Billy Joel will end his record-breaking residency at Madison Square Garden<\/p>\n ———-<\/p>\n * Get news from eyewitnesses <\/p>\n * More Manhattan news<\/p>\n * Send us a news tip<\/a><\/p>\n * Download the abc7NY app for breaking news alerts <\/p>\n