A Midwood man is facing a long list of felonies after prosecutors say he tore through a Brooklyn intersection at about 88 mph, ran a red light and triggered a violent three-car crash that left two NYPD officers and a passenger critically injured. Diyrojon Sobirjonov, 24, was indicted in Brooklyn Supreme Court on charges including aggravated vehicular assault and driving while intoxicated in connection with the June 15 collision at Coney Island Avenue and Avenue U. He was arraigned and ordered held on $150,000 cash bail or a $500,000 bond, and the case remains pending.
Prosecutors' account and evidence
According to a press release from the Brooklyn District Attorney's Office, investigators pulled black-box data from the Chevrolet Suburban involved in the crash. That data allegedly shows the SUV at full throttle, with no sign of braking, traveling about 88 mph in a 25-mph zone when it slammed into a Volvo in the intersection. Prosecutors say the Suburban then rolled and crashed into a marked NYPD vehicle, seriously injuring the two officers inside and ejecting a front-seat passenger, who was found unconscious.
The indictment filed in Brooklyn Supreme Court charges Sobirjonov with aggravated vehicular assault, first- and second-degree vehicular assault, multiple counts of assault and driving while intoxicated, among other offenses. The DA's office says the case has been assigned to its Green Zone Trial Bureau, with support from the Street Safety Bureau, as NYPD collision investigators continue to work the scene and vehicle evidence.
Witnesses at the scene
Neighbors described a terrifying blast of sound and chaos in the minutes after impact. One eyewitness told CBS News that "it was crazy how loud; I really thought something hit the building, like a bomb went off." Local coverage showed multiple people being rushed to nearby hospitals as NYPD officers swarmed the intersection and detained the driver at the scene.
Early media reports, including a two-officer critical injury report, detailed how first responders transported the injured to area facilities, among them NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn. The two officers, according to local reporting, required multiple surgeries after the crash.
Arraignment, bail and next steps
Reporting from the Brooklyn Paper states that Sobirjonov was formally arraigned in August and ordered to return to court on October 6, 2025. The judge set bail at $150,000 cash or $500,000 bond. With felony counts now in play, the case is set to move through the usual pretrial motions and discovery process in Kings County Supreme Court, while prosecutors and NYPD investigators continue to refine the crash reconstruction and gather additional evidence.
What the charges could mean
Aggravated vehicular assault - one of the top charges Sobirjonov faces - is defined in New York's penal code as a class C felony. Under state sentencing provisions, a class C felony can carry an indeterminate prison term with a maximum that can reach up to 15 years behind bars, depending on the circumstances and any prior record. The statutory framework cited by prosecutors also reiterates that in New York, a blood alcohol content of 0.08% is treated as legal evidence of intoxication, while a BAC of 0.18% or higher is treated as evidence of aggravated DWI.
State rules further provide that refusing a chemical breath or blood test triggers separate administrative penalties under New York's guidance, on top of any criminal case. Those rules sit in the background of nearly every serious DWI prosecution in the state, including this one.
The indictment and arraignment mark a major step toward resolving a crash that left a busy South Brooklyn corner rattled and a neighborhood on edge. Authorities say they are still looking for any video, dashcam footage or eyewitness accounts that could help fill in remaining gaps in the timeline. Anyone with information is urged to contact the NYPD Highway District or the Brooklyn District Attorney's Office as the case continues in Brooklyn Supreme Court.
