An unhinged driver appeared to be working for Amazon when he allegedly attacked five strangers in Queens — including ramming into a carload of women with his cargo van full of packages, according to authorities.
Dauri Batita, 32, was hit with a slew of charges, including attempted robbery and assault, for the string of unprovoked attacks on Sunday that turned the peaceful neighborhood of Forest Park “into a crime scene that spanned multiple city blocks,” Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced on Wednesday.
Batita, of Brooklyn, allegedly began the “violent rampage” just after 4 p.m. while wearing a blue vest bearing the Amazon logo and carrying around Amazon packages in a white Ram van, prosecutors said.
The crazed driver, who is also known as Dauri Batista, first approached a 2015 Nissan at the intersection of Park Lane South and Forest Parkway in Woodhaven, officials said.
As the 61-year-old driver and her three passengers looked on, Batita allegedly hit the vehicle’s windshield with an unknown object and cracked the glass.
While the four alarmed women waited near the intersection of Forest Parkway and 85th Avenue for cops to arrive, the wild deliveryman rammed head-on into the Nissan. He then backed up and drove in front of the vehicle, authorities added.
After he tried to back up again, the Nissan drove off, and Batita sped after that group of women — three of whom suffered substantial neck, back, and knee pain in the ordeal, Katz added.
Shortly after, Batita was allegedly going the wrong way on a one-way street near the intersection of 87th Street and 85th Road in Woodhaven and exited his van to punch a 66-year-old man several times, prosecutors said.
The unprovoked blows loosened the victim’s teeth and caused bleeding and pain. He was then taken to the hospital for treatment.
At the same intersection, Batita allegedly attacked a second 33-year-old man, repeatedly slugging the victim in the face as he pulled at his necklace.
He proceeded to punch a 72-year-old man in the head, causing the elderly man to fall to the ground and sustain abrasions to his arm, the DA said.
Continuing his violent spree, Batita hopped in his Ram and drove the wrong way on a one-way street once again and hit the front end of a 2023 Nissan.
Batita then opened the front passenger door and allegedly assaulted the 75-year-old driver, punching him in the face and threatening to snatch his car.
The victim’s son stopped the assault and held Batita until police arrived to cuff him, prosecutors said.
Batita was ordered held without bail at his arraignment on Wednesday by Queens Criminal Court Judge Thomas Wright-Fernandez, prosecutors said.
“As alleged, this defendant went on a violent rampage by ramming his delivery van into multiple vehicles and assaulting four people, three of whom are seniors,” Katz said in a statement.
“This defendant’s actions turned a peaceful neighborhood near Forest Park into a crime scene that spanned multiple city blocks. I thank our NYPD partners for quickly apprehending the defendant before he could cause more harm.”
Batita faces up to seven years in prison if convicted of a laundry list of charges. He will return to court on May 19.
Amazon did not immediately respond to The Post’s request for comment regarding his employment status.
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