A New York City Police Department detective pleaded guilty today to aggravated vehicular assault and other charges for an August 2023 drunken crash that left two women injured on the Meadowbrook State Parkway.
On August 4, 2023, George Moore was driving with a female passenger in a 2014 Mercedes northbound on the Meadowbrook State Parkway while on his way to work in Queens, where he worked as a detective in the NYPD. Moore was drunk and driving aggressively when he crashed into a 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee in the center lane of the parkway. The force of the impact caused Moore’s car to crash into the center divider of the Meadowbrook and then head-on into a tree on the right shoulder before coming to a rest. As a result of the collision, Moore’s vehicle overturned and became engulfed in flames.
The passenger in Moore’s car suffered serious physical injury, including a fracture to her left wrist, a fracture to her left foot, and a spinal fracture. The driver of the Grand Cherokee suffered injuries to her lower back, left shoulder, and right knee. Moore suffered a broken pelvis, a broken arm, and a broken leg. All three individuals were transported to Nassau University Medical Center to receive treatment. After an extensive investigation, it was determined that Moore had consumed alcohol at several bars in the Rockville Centre area before the crash.
Moore, 40, surrendered to members of the New York State Troopers on February 28, 2024. He pleaded guilty on November 13 before Judge Howard Sturim to charges of aggravated vehicular assault (a Class C felony); second-degree assault (a Class D violent felony); third-degree assault (a Class A misdemeanor); and aggravated driving while intoxicated (an unclassified misdemeanor). He is due back in court on January 21, 2025, and is scheduled to be sentenced to up to three to six years in prison.
“George Moore was heavily intoxicated after a night out in Rockville Centre but nevertheless got behind the wheel of his Mercedes, speeding along the Meadowbrook State Parkway and putting countless lives at risk,” said Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly. “The defendant hit the back of an SUV, sending his vehicle into the median where it flipped and burst into flames. As a sworn law enforcement officer, George Moore should have known the threat he was on the road that night and the damage he could cause. His selfishness and reckless disregard upended the lives of two innocent women and landed him on the wrong side of the law.”