Martin Oliveros, 24, of New Rochelle, NY has been charged with Assault in the First Degree.
Oliveros was wanted by police after incident Saturday morning in which a Bronx man was dragged under the wheel of his truck as Oliveros sped away from the scene of a traffic colission at the intersection of North Avenue and Quaker Ridge Road.
The victim was taken to Montefiore New Rochelle hospital and later transfered to the traumu unit at Jacobi Medical Center in the Bronx where he remains in critical condition.
One source tells Talk of the Sound that the victim’s head was squeezed like a grape but popped back into shape. He was intubated at the hospital, breating through a tube.
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The incident began Saturday morning following a traffic collision involving a red Toyota Tacoma pickup truck and a black BMW SUV.
A passenger in the SUV and the driver of the red pickup truck, a male/hispanic got out of their respective vehicles, exchanged words, and both walked to the red pick-up.
According to police, the operator of the truck reentered the truck, and the victim proceeded to the passenger side door of the truck. The-red pick-up truck then drove off abruptly with the victim hanging on the passenger side door of the truck. The truck increased its speed and after a short distance the victim was dislodged from the truck and apparently slipped under the right rear wheel of the truck and was run over by it.
New Rochelle Police patrol units responded to the scene at 8:27 a.m. opposite 1354 North Avenue. Responding units found the victim, a thirty seven year old Bronx resident, lying in the roadway in the northbound lane of traffic, unconscious and bleeding from the mouth. The victim was taken to Montefiore New Rochelle where he is listed in critical condition with serious injuries to his head and upper body.