Story by Ethan
On August 4th, 2025, the arrest of Diyrojon Sobirjonov, age 24, was announced by Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark. Diyrojon Sobirjonov was charged with two counts of Aggravated Vehicular Assault, two counts of first-degree Vehicular Assault, six counts of second-degree Vehicular Assault, three counts of second-degree Assault, two counts of Operating a Motor Vehicle While Under the Influence of Alcohol as a misdemeanor, Reckless Driving, Failure to Comply With a Traffic Control Sign, Excessive Speed and Driving in Excess of Maximum Speed Limits. The arrest and charges against Diyrojon Sobirjonov were a result of an investigation handled by detectives from the NYPD’s Highway District Brooklyn Collision Investigation Squad and the detectives of the NYPD’s Brooklyn South Video Team.
According to the Bronx District Attorney’s Office, at approximately 2:30 a.m. on June 15th, 2025, Diyrojon Sobirjonov was operating a 2024 Chevrolet Suburban driving northbound with a passenger on Coney Island Avenue in Gravesand, New York. Allegedly Diyrojon Sobirjonov was approaching Avenue U where he sped through a red light and rammed into a 2024 Volvo in a T-bone crash. After the initial collision, the 2024 Chevrolet Suburban proceeded to roll over and landed on a parked marked police vehicle, injuring the two ununiformed officers occupying the car. The passenger in the 2024 Chevrolet Suburban was ejected from the vehicle and found unconscious with excessive bleeding from the head. Detectives allege that Diyrojon Sobirjonov was traveling at 88 miles per hour, had the vehicle at full throttle, and didn’t apply any brakes right before or at the time of the crash. One officer was dealt a fractured hip, fractured femur, a laceration to his chin, and required pelvic surgery. The other officer sustained multiple pelvis fractures, fractured arm, fractured arm, and a concussion. Allegedly Diyrojon Sobirjonov had a .08 BAC (blood alcohol content) at the time of the crash, the legal BAC limit in New York being .08.
The Bronx District Attorney’s Office stated that the charges against Diyrojon Sobirjonov are merely accusations, and the defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
