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NYC driver who randomly attacked 5 strangers was working for Amazon during unhinged rampage

New York Post·Amanda Woods, Zoe Hussain·6 months ago
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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.

Batita, of Brooklyn, allegedly began the “violent rampage” just after 4 p.m. while wearing a blue vest bearing the Amazon logo and carrying around Amazon packages in a white Ram van, prosecutors said.

Dauri Batita allegedly began the “violent rampage” just after 4:08 p.m.…

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