Drunk driver Daniel Hyden — a substance abuse counselor, who wrote a book titled The Sober Addict — was convicted of killing four people and injuring several others in New York City, officials say.
Prosecutors charged Hyden, 46, was boozed up behind the wheel when his speeding pickup truck crashed through a chain link fence at Corlears Hook Park in Manhattan and struck folks celebrating the Fourth of July in 2024, per People.
A press release from the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office states, “Hyden had fully pressed down his gas pedal and did not hit his brakes until one-half second before the final crash…