july fourth truck crash murder manhattan.

A driver who crashed his pickup truck into a July Fourth barbecue and killed four people has been convicted of murder in the 2024 wreck in a New York City park. A Manhattan judge delivered the verdict Monday in Daniel Hyden’s case. At his trial, victims’ relatives, survivors and witnesses described how a holiday gathering of friends and relatives suddenly became a horrific scene when the truck jumped a curb, tore through a fence and barreled into the group. A text message seeking comment was sent to his attorney. Prosecutors argued that Hyden was drunk, was speeding and didn’t hit his Ford F-150’s brakes until far too late. Hyden’s lawyer suggested the 46-year-old New Jersey man had a foot injury that complicated his driving.