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Archive photo · 15 May 2011Prosecutors Say FBI Agent Andrew Reyes Hit Pedestrian, Dragged Him to Bench, Drove Off
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Andrew Reyes, an FBI agent, hit a pedestrian with an FBI-issued car in Brooklyn. He allegedly moved the victim to a bench and fled without reporting or aid.
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Wrong-way crash in Brooklyn
Federal prosecutors said FBI agent Andrew Reyes drove his FBI-issued Chevrolet Impala the wrong way on Ocean Parkway, blew through a red light, and struck a pedestrian on Feb. 3, leaving the man unconscious.
Prosecutors said Reyes got out, “dragged” the unconscious man “from the street, across the sidewalk, and put him on a bench,” then returned to his car and drove away with emergency lights still on.
The Justice Department alleged Reyes never alerted hospitals or medical emergency services, and prosecutors said he also did not report the incident.
Joseph Nocella, US attorney for the Eastern District of New York, said in a statement, “As alleged, the defendant was driving his government vehicle the wrong way on a major Brooklyn thoroughfare, blew through a red light, struck a pedestrian, and then fled the scene without rendering aid to the severely injured victim or reporting the incident.”
Indictment, arrest, and bond
Federal prosecutors said Reyes was arrested Thursday morning and arraigned in Brooklyn federal court, where he pleaded not guilty to charges including willfully depriving an individual of constitutional rights while acting under color of law and making false statements.
The indictment said Reyes was a special agent since 2023 and that he was assigned to the New York Field Office, and prosecutors said he activated emergency lights at about 6:20 a.m. on Feb. 3.
Newsday said a judge ordered a $100,000 bond, and it said Reyes became emotional as his parents signed documents putting up assets for that bond.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Gilbert Rein told Magistrate Judge Clay Kaminsky that Reyes asked what the agent would do if he took the agent’s firearm, and Rein said, “Yes, unprompted,” as Kaminsky asked, “Just out of the blue?”
Lying to investigators, next court date
Prosecutors said special agents with the Justice Department’s internal investigator interviewed Reyes months later, and the indictment alleged Reyes lied when asked if he had ever hit a person while driving his FBI car and not reported the incident.
The indictment alleged, “Reyes falsely stated that he had not,” and prosecutors said he denied involvement in any hit-and-run when interviewed by the Justice Department Inspector General’s office on May 1.
The Killeen Daily Herald said a judge declined prosecutors’ request for a mental health evaluation, and it reported that Kaminsky declined to add a mental health evaluation to bail conditions that require Reyes to surrender his passport and limit travel to New York and New Jersey.
The Killeen Daily Herald said Reyes is due back in court on Dec. 2, and it reported that the FBI’s New York field office said it “moved quickly to ensure their immediate dismissal” after learning of the alleged criminal conduct in April.