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NY man who left friend to die in burning car gets 4 to 12 years – Saeed Ahmad was convicted for manslaughter after fleeing the scene of a 2017 car crash, his trapped pal, Harleen Grewal, perished in the blaze

&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpcnt">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpa">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<span class&equals;"wpa-about">Advertisements<&sol;span>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"u top&lowbar;amp">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<amp-ad width&equals;"300" height&equals;"265"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; type&equals;"pubmine"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-siteid&equals;"109460728"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-section&equals;"1">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;amp-ad>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div><h6><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;000000&semi;"><strong>Saeed Ahmad paid for his cold-blooded reaction of abandoning his passenger in the blaze of a car he&&num;8217&semi;d crashed<&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;000000&semi;"><strong>Ahmad&comma; 24&comma; was jailed 4 to 12 years after he was convicted for manslaughter in the death of Harleen Grewal<&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;000000&semi;"><strong>Greenwald&comma; 25&comma; died in the burning wreck of Saeed&&num;8217&semi;s car on Oct 13&comma; 2017<&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;000000&semi;"><strong>Saeed who was driving on a suspended licence&comma; was drunk and weaving recklessly in and out of traffic before the beltway crash<&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;000000&semi;"><strong>He did not pause to help his friend in the passenger or call 911 for emergency help<br &sol;><&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;000000&semi;"><strong>Instead&comma; he walked across the road&comma; flagged down a cab and went the emergency room as the wreck was engulfed by flames<&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<div id&equals;"articleIconLinksContainer">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"card-footer flex-container-row flex-mobile-column align-items-center ">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"byline-container flex-container-row align-items-center">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"byline-timestamp-container flex-container-row flex-tablet-column flex-mobile-column align-items-center">&NewLine;<h6><span class&equals;"byline byline-article"><img class&equals;"media-library&lowbar;&lowbar;list-item-centered" draggable&equals;"false" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;i2&period;wp&period;com&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2019&sol;01&sol;Saeed-Ahmad-3&period;jpg&quest;ssl&equals;1&amp&semi;w&equals;450" alt&equals;"Saeed Ahmad 3" width&equals;"605" height&equals;"402" &sol;><&sol;span><span class&equals;"timestamp timestamp-article hidden-tablet "><strong>Saeed Ahmad &lbrack;photo&rsqb; was sentenced to serve up to 12 years in prison for manslaughter after leaving the scene of a 2017 accident&comma; leaving his passenger&comma; Harleen Grewal&comma; who died in the burning car<&sol;strong><br &sol;><&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div>A man in New York who abandoned his trapped passenger in a burning car and hailed a yellow cab to make good his escape from an accident scene has been jailed&period;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div>Saeed Ahmad crashed his car as he was speeding on the westbound side of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway&comma; in NY&comma;  on Oct&period; 13&comma; 2017&period; He then fled the scene as his close friend died&comma; trapped in his burning car&period;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;ronmat96&period;fxexperts&period;hop&period;clickbank&period;net"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;wallstreet-forex&period;com&sol;images&sol;banners&sol;wsfr&lowbar;2&lowbar;evolution&lowbar;600x160&lowbar;1&period;jpg" rel&equals;"prettyPhoto"><&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<div>Ahmad&comma; 24&comma; pled his murder charge down to manslaughter&comma; switching a possible life sentence to just four to 12 years in prison&comma; a decision that left the victim’s family believing he got off easy&period;<br &sol;>In a cruel twist of fate&comma; Ahmad&&num;8217&semi;s betrayal was caught on cell phone video&period; The stunning video shows that as bright orange flames poured out of Ahmad’s luxury Infiniti G35 on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway&comma; the 24-year-old walked over to a yellow cab&comma; and asked&comma; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Can I get a ride&quest;” getting into the back seat as the hack drove him to a nearby hospital&period;<br &sol;>Ahmad’s friend&comma; Harleen Grewald&comma; 25&comma; meanwhile&comma; burned to death in the passenger seat&period; <br &sol;>Firefighters extinguishing the blaze found her charred body inside the wreck&period; <&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<section id&equals;"left" class&equals;"left guttered width-100">&NewLine;<div id&equals;"f0ke3NmHHNtOcr" class&equals;"wrapper clearfix full pb-feature pb-layout-item pb-f-article-body" data-pb-name&equals;"Article Body &lpar;Elements&rpar;" data-pb-curated&equals;"curated">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"collection collection-cards">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"trb&lowbar;ar&lowbar;ora">&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"trb&lowbar;ar&lowbar;ora&lowbar;w"><strong><strong><img class&equals;"alignnone size-full wp-image-271783 jetpack-lazy-image jetpack-lazy-image--handled" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;i0&period;wp&period;com&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2017&sol;10&sol;saeed-ahmad-left-left-his-passenger-harleen-grewal-1&period;jpg&quest;resize&equals;620&percnt;2C381&amp&semi;ssl&equals;1" alt&equals;"Saeed Ahmad &lbrack;left&rsqb; 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left his passenger&comma; Harleen Grewal 1" data-image-description&equals;"" data-medium-file&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;i0&period;wp&period;com&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2017&sol;10&sol;saeed-ahmad-left-left-his-passenger-harleen-grewal-1&period;jpg&quest;fit&equals;300&percnt;2C184&amp&semi;ssl&equals;1" data-large-file&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;i0&period;wp&period;com&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2017&sol;10&sol;saeed-ahmad-left-left-his-passenger-harleen-grewal-1&period;jpg&quest;fit&equals;620&percnt;2C381&amp&semi;ssl&equals;1" data-recalc-dims&equals;"1" data-lazy-loaded&equals;"1" &sol;>Harleen Grewal &lbrack;right&rsqb;&comma; burned to death in the passenger seat of a wrecked car&comma; while the driver&comma; <&sol;strong><&sol;strong><strong>Ahmad &lbrack;left&rsqb;&comma; left the scene in a cab to for hospital after crashing in Brooklyn&comma; NY&comma; in the early hours of Oct 13&comma; 2017<&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<p> &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;He had all the intentions to hurt one or more people on that day when he sat behind the wheel without a driver’s license &lbrack;his license was suspended at he time&rsqb;&comma; drunk&comma; speeding and killing our daughter&comma;” Grewal’s mother&comma; Raejinder Singh&comma; said through tears&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<div><a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;ronmat96&period;gaming777&period;hop&period;clickbank&period;net"><img src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;gamingjobsonline&period;com&sol;images&sol;banner&sol;250&sol;250x250-1&period;jpg" rel&equals;"prettyPhoto"><&sol;a><a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;ronmat96&period;gaming777&period;hop&period;clickbank&period;net"><img src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;gamingjobsonline&period;com&sol;images&sol;banner&sol;250&sol;250x250-2&period;jpg" rel&equals;"prettyPhoto"><&sol;a><br &sol;>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Adding insult to her burning alive&comma; he turned his back&comma; took a cab casually with the intent that she burns to ashes and no one will know who was there&period;&&num;8221&semi; <br &sol;>Saeed was unlicensed&comma; drunk and driving recklessly when he slammed into the median near the Prospect Expressway about 4 a&period;m&period;&comma; prosecutors charged&period;<br &sol;>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;He took cover to hide himself like a coward&comma; selfish&period; Only he was important in that moment&period; He knew Harleen is there&comma;” Grewal’s mom said&period; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;He did not tell anyone or call 911&period; Why&quest;”<br &sol;><iframe style&equals;"border&colon; none&semi;" src&equals;"&sol;&sol;rcm-na&period;amazon-adsystem&period;com&sol;e&sol;cm&quest;o&equals;1&amp&semi;p&equals;48&amp&semi;l&equals;ur1&amp&semi;category&equals;carelectronics&amp&semi;banner&equals;1AXZ8SQTB92AHHR8P0R2&amp&semi;f&equals;ifr&amp&semi;linkID&equals;297c69c0e75438a57e09602b10dc5412&amp&semi;t&equals;konniemomen0a-20&amp&semi;tracking&lowbar;id&equals;konniemomen0a-20" width&equals;"728" height&equals;"90" frameborder&equals;"0" marginwidth&equals;"0" scrolling&equals;"no"><&sol;iframe><br &sol;>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;He took cover to hide himself like a coward&comma; selfish&period; Only he was important in that moment&period; He knew Harleen is there&comma;” Grewal’s mom said&period; <br &sol;>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;He did not tell anyone or call 911&period; Why&quest;”He pleaded guilty Nov&period; 27 to manslaughter and leaving the scene of a fatal crash&period; <br &sol;><strong>Related&colon; <&sol;strong><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;2017&sol;10&sol;13&sol;driver-leaves-passenger-to-die-in-blazing-car-on-brooklyn-queens-expressway-saeed-ahmad-fled-leaving-his-trapped-friend-harleen-grewal-for-dead-after-crashing-friday&sol;" rel&equals;"bookmark">Driver leaves passenger to die in blazing car on Brooklyn Queens-Expressway – Saeed Ahmad fled&comma; leaving his trapped friend&comma; Harleen Grewal for dead after crashing Friday<&sol;a><br &sol;>&NewLine;<article class&equals;"loop-wrap loop-layout1 clearfix post-271760 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"loop-thumb"><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;2017&sol;10&sol;13&sol;driver-leaves-passenger-to-die-in-blazing-car-on-brooklyn-queens-expressway-saeed-ahmad-fled-leaving-his-trapped-friend-harleen-grewal-for-dead-after-crashing-friday&sol;"> <img class&equals;"attachment-loop wp-post-image jetpack-lazy-image jetpack-lazy-image--handled alignleft" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;i1&period;wp&period;com&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2017&sol;10&sol;saeed-ahmad-1&period;png&quest;resize&equals;174&percnt;2C131&amp&semi;ssl&equals;1" alt&equals;"" width&equals;"77" height&equals;"58" data-attachment-id&equals;"271782" data-permalink&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;2017&sol;10&sol;13&sol;driver-leaves-passenger-to-die-in-blazing-car-on-brooklyn-queens-expressway-saeed-ahmad-fled-leaving-his-trapped-friend-harleen-grewal-for-dead-after-crashing-friday&sol;saeed-ahmad-1&sol;" data-orig-file&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;i1&period;wp&period;com&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2017&sol;10&sol;saeed-ahmad-1&period;png&quest;fit&equals;304&percnt;2C366&amp&semi;ssl&equals;1" data-orig-size&equals;"304&comma;366" data-comments-opened&equals;"1" data-image-meta&equals;"&lbrace;&quot&semi;aperture&quot&semi;&colon;&quot&semi;0&quot&semi;&comma;&quot&semi;credit&quot&semi;&colon;&quot&semi;&quot&semi;&comma;&quot&semi;camera&quot&semi;&colon;&quot&semi;&quot&semi;&comma;&quot&semi;caption&quot&semi;&colon;&quot&semi;&quot&semi;&comma;&quot&semi;created&lowbar;timestamp&quot&semi;&colon;&quot&semi;0&quot&semi;&comma;&quot&semi;copyright&quot&semi;&colon;&quot&semi;&quot&semi;&comma;&quot&semi;focal&lowbar;length&quot&semi;&colon;&quot&semi;0&quot&semi;&comma;&quot&semi;iso&quot&semi;&colon;&quot&semi;0&quot&semi;&comma;&quot&semi;shutter&lowbar;speed&quot&semi;&colon;&quot&semi;0&quot&semi;&comma;&quot&semi;title&quot&semi;&colon;&quot&semi;&quot&semi;&comma;&quot&semi;orientation&quot&semi;&colon;&quot&semi;0&quot&semi;&rcub;" data-image-title&equals;"Saeed Ahmad 1" data-image-description&equals;"" data-medium-file&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;i1&period;wp&period;com&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2017&sol;10&sol;saeed-ahmad-1&period;png&quest;fit&equals;249&percnt;2C300&amp&semi;ssl&equals;1" data-large-file&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;i1&period;wp&period;com&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2017&sol;10&sol;saeed-ahmad-1&period;png&quest;fit&equals;304&percnt;2C366&amp&semi;ssl&equals;1" data-lazy-loaded&equals;"1" &sol;> <&sol;a><strong>Driver leaves passenger to die in blazing car on Brooklyn Queens-Expressway Firefighters racing to extinguish the blaze discovered the victim dead in the front passenger<&sol;strong> <a title&equals;"Driver leaves passenger to die in blazing car on Brooklyn Queens-Expressway – Saeed Ahmad fled&comma; leaving his trapped friend&comma; Harleen Grewal for dead after crashing Friday" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;2017&sol;10&sol;13&sol;driver-leaves-passenger-to-die-in-blazing-car-on-brooklyn-queens-expressway-saeed-ahmad-fled-leaving-his-trapped-friend-harleen-grewal-for-dead-after-crashing-friday&sol;">&lbrack;&&num;8230&semi;&rsqb;<&sol;a><&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;article>&NewLine;<p>A grand jury indicted him on murder charges&comma; but Supreme Court Justice Vincent Del Guidice later ruled he could only be charged with manslaughter&comma; sparing Ahmad a possible life sentence&period;<br &sol;>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Failure to summon aid is not a &period; &period; &period; factor in determining whether a homicide constitutes depraved murder&comma;&&num;8221&semi; Del Guidice wrote in his decision&period;<br &sol;>Grewal’s mom railed against the decision&comma; and said wants to see the state’s Good Samaritan laws changed&period;<br &sol;>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;If you are not a murderer&comma; you will stay and call for help&period; Let us have the new norm in our justice system&comma;” Singh said&period;<br &sol;>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;I can understand the family of the deceased wanting a stiffer punishment&comma; but I am constrained by the law&comma;&&num;8221&semi; the judge said&period; &&num;8220&semi;I would recommend to the family of the deceased&comma; reach out to the legislature&comma; change the law&period;&&num;8221&semi;<br &sol;>Dozens of Grewal’s friends and family sat stone-faced as Ahmad apologized&comma; saying he hopes one day God and Grewal’s relatives can forgive him&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<p><iframe style&equals;"border&colon; none&semi;" src&equals;"&sol;&sol;rcm-na&period;amazon-adsystem&period;com&sol;e&sol;cm&quest;o&equals;1&amp&semi;p&equals;50&amp&semi;l&equals;ur1&amp&semi;category&equals;artscrafts&amp&semi;banner&equals;1BAZ7022V3GWD1XFVQ02&amp&semi;f&equals;ifr&amp&semi;linkID&equals;6076d36cf54c8186357d962bc6634ced&amp&semi;t&equals;konniemomen0a-20&amp&semi;tracking&lowbar;id&equals;konniemomen0a-20" width&equals;"720" height&equals;"300" frameborder&equals;"0" marginwidth&equals;"0" scrolling&equals;"no"><&sol;iframe><img class&equals;"media-library&lowbar;&lowbar;list-item-centered" draggable&equals;"false" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;i0&period;wp&period;com&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2019&sol;01&sol;Saeed-Ahmad-4&period;jpg&quest;ssl&equals;1&amp&semi;w&equals;450" alt&equals;"Saeed Ahmad 4" width&equals;"855" height&equals;"479" &sol;><strong>A drunk Saeed Ahmad&comma; can be seen about to board a yellow cab on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway&comma; in NY&comma; even as his Infiniti G35 burned in the background about 4 am <&sol;strong><strong>on Oct&period; 13&comma; 2017 <&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"trb&lowbar;ar&lowbar;ora">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"trb&lowbar;ar&lowbar;ora&lowbar;w">&NewLine;<div class&equals;" card-content ">&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;To say that I stand here today simply to apologize and show my remorse is an understatement&comma;” he said&comma; telling the judge Grewald was always by his side during the short time they were friends&period;<br &sol;>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;When she needed me the most in her life&comma; I let her down&period; I let her family down&period; I let her friends down&comma;” he said&period; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;My actions took away any possibility of her leading a loving prosperous and successful life&period;&&num;8221&semi;<br &sol;>Ahmad told police after the crash that he was dating Grewald&comma; but friends said he was just a friend who gave her a ride home&period;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div class&equals;" card-content "><br &sol;><iframe src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;abc7&period;com&sol;video&sol;embed&sol;&quest;pid&equals;2530744" width&equals;"476" height&equals;"267" frameborder&equals;"0" allowfullscreen&equals;"allowfullscreen" data-mce-fragment&equals;"1"><&sol;iframe><&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;section>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"artSplitter mol-img-group">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"mol-img">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"image-wrap fff-pic">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"overlay-icon mobile-gallery">Her boyfriend&comma; Karan Singh Dhillon&comma; described her as a caring&comma; uplifting soul&period; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;She made me a better person&period; She was an angel&period; She had an impact on whoever she touched&comma;” he said in a 2017 interview &period;<br &sol;>Grewal inspired her mother to excel as a nurse&comma; and treated her like a queen&comma; the mom recalled&period;<br &sol;>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;I can never surpass her living&comma; caring and giving&period; I am still learning from her how to be unconditional&comma;” she said&period; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;She called herself a &OpenCurlyQuote;sherni’ — a lioness&period;”<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div> <&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"mol-para-with-font"> <&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph"><&sol;p>&NewLine;

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