Man arrested in hate crime hit and run

Driver called Sikh victim a "terrorist" before running him over with his truck



Update on this case... In New York, police have arrested a man in connection with the hate crime attack on a Sikh man who was seriously injured after being run over and dragged by a pickup truck.

Driver Accused of Calling Sikh Man a Terrorist, Mowing Him Down With Truck

55-year-old Joseph Caleca is accused of mowing down 29-year-old Sandeep Singh with his truck last month in Queens. The two men apparently got into a verbal altercation in which Caleca called Singh a "terrorist" before hitting him with his truck, dragging him several feet and driving away.

Man run over by truck in racist attack

The Sikh Coalition is calling for the incident to be investigated as a hate crime



Some disturbing news out of New York, where a man is in critical condition after being run over by a pickup truck and dragged nearly thirty feet following a racially charged altercation with the driver.

Father run over outside Ozone Park, Queens office

29-year-old Sandeep Singh was crossing the street late Tuesday night in Ozone Park when the driver a white pickup pulled up and yelled a racial slur at him and his friends. Annoyed, Singh hit the truck with his hand and exchanged words with the driver, who got out of the vehicle holding something in his hand.

As the argument escalated, the driver got back into his truck. When Singh stepped in front of the vehicle to stop him from leaving -- he wanted to call the police -- the driver started the truck and ran over him.

In surveillance footage, Singh is seen arguing with the driver. A few minutes later, when he tries to stop the truck from leaving, he is struck and dragged in the street for some distance. Here's the local news report: