A passenger killed in a booze-fueled Staten Island crash, leading to manslaughter charges for the driver, was pregnant, police sources said Sunday.
The 23-year-old victim was launched from the passenger seat of a white Dodge sedan when the driver slammed into a barrier wall and utility pole on Hylan Blvd. near Rose Ave. in New Dorp at about 4:45 a.m. Saturday, cops said.
The impact ripped the car into three pieces. The woman, whose name has not been released, died on the scene.
The 30-year-old driver, identified by cops as Adem Nikeziq of Great Kills, suffered only minor injures. Medics took him to Staten Island University Hospital North in stable condition.
Nikeziq is charged with manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide, driving while intoxicated and assault.
JOHN ANNESE
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