Drunken NY nutjob mows down woman who slapped his car after minor NJ fender-bender: prosecutors

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DeTurris, D. (2026, October 21). Drunken NY nutjob mows down woman who slapped his car after minor NJ fender-bender: prosecutors. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/20/us-news/drunken-ny-nutjob-mows-down-woman-who-slapped-his-car-after-minor-nj-fender-bender-prosecutors/

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New York Post · collected 2026-10-21 · by David DeTurris

Quick Summary

Estuardo G. Rodriguez, 31, faced drunk driving charges after allegedly running over Krisiann Reyes Rivera, 31, in Paramus, New Jersey, following a minor car accident on Monday evening. According to prosecutors, Rivera slapped Rodriguez’s car window before he fled the scene, hitting her with his vehicle and dragging her for half a mile until witnesses blocked him. Police arrested Rodriguez at the scene; he had a suspended license and was under the influence of alcohol. Rivera died from injuries sustained in the incident.
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Story summary

Estuardo G. Rodriguez, 31, of Tarrytown, New York, ran over Krisiann Reyes Rivera, 31, of the Bronx, after a minor car accident on Route 17 in Paramus, New Jersey, around 5 p.m. Monday. According to the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office, Rivera slapped Rodriguez's car and banged on its window before returning to her vehicle. Rodriguez then accelerated his 2024 Acura with a U-Haul trailer attached, hitting Rivera and running over her with the trailer's rear tires. Witnesses chased after Rodriguez and blocked him in traffic half a mile from the scene until police arrived. Rivera was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center, where she died. Investigators found that Rodriguez had been drinking and driving with a suspended license at the time of the incident. He faces charges related to this fatal accident.

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📰 Drunken Driver Hits Woman Who Slapped Car
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3 of 11 hedged ("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Who wrote this

David DeTurris
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🔮 Attorney information for Rodriguez, who is expected to appear to Bergen County Superior Court, was not immediately available.
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Topics

Bergen County New Jersey New York Paramus the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office

Subjects

Rodriguez PERSON · 5× Rivera PERSON · 4× Bergen County GPE · 3× Estuardo G. Rodriguez PERSON · 1× Krisiann Reyes Rivera PERSON · 1× New Jersey GPE · 1× New York GPE · 1× Paramus GPE · 1× U-Haul ORG · 1× the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office ORG · 1×

Narrative

After the scrape, Rivera got out of her car and approached Rodriguez’s 2024 Acura, which had a U-Haul trailer in tow — and banged on one of the vehicle’s windows, authorities said.
framing: mixed · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-21
🔮 Attorney information for Rodriguez, who is expected to appear to Bergen County Superior Court, was not immediately available.

Claims (11 extracted, 3 hedged)

A drunken New York nutjob mowed down a woman in New Jersey after she slapped his car during a minor fender-bender, prosecutors said. asserted
prosecutors → mow → bender
Estuardo G. Rodriguez, 31, and Krisiann Reyes Rivera, 31, got into a minor accident on Route 17 in Paramus around 5 p.m. Monday, according to the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office. uncertain
Rodriguez → get → Office
After the scrape, Rivera got out of her car and approached Rodriguez’s 2024 Acura, which had a U-Haul trailer in tow — and banged on one of the vehicle’s windows, authorities said. asserted
authorities → get → windows
But as Rivera returned to her car, investigators said Rodriguez gunned his. asserted
Rodriguez → return → his
Cops said the Tarrytown native knocked into Rivera with his car, running her over with his trailer’s rear tires. asserted
native → say → tires
Witnesses who saw the fatal ramming unfold chased after Rodriguez’s vehicle as he tried to speed away, police said. asserted
police → see → vehicle
The good Samaritans blocked his car in traffic a half-mile from the scene, then flagged down local cops, who took the maniac into custody. asserted
who → block → custody
Rivera, a Bronx resident, was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center, where she died, according to authorities. uncertain
she → take → authorities
Investigators discovered that Rodriguez had been drinking while he was driving and had a suspended license, prosecutors said. asserted
prosecutors → discover → license
He was hit with auto death charges, according to Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella, and booked into Bergen County Jail. uncertain
He → hit → Jail
Attorney information for Rodriguez, who is expected to appear to Bergen County Superior Court, was not immediately available. asserted
who → expect → Court
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