A mother and son from Staten Island, New York, face charges from New Jersey police after being arrested in Florida last month in connection with a fatal street racing incident.
Vilma Vneshta, 42, and her son, Alvi Limani, 20, were apprehended in Miami on July 17 while allegedly attempting to flee the United States. Limani is accused of “operating a BMW X3 recklessly,” causing it to collide with two other vehicles and eject two of his passengers in a fatal street-racing crash on New Jersey’s Garden State Parkway on June 29, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone.
One of the passengers, Albion Hysenaj, 20, died. Another 21-year-old passenger was hospitalized after suffering serious injuries.
Emily Harrington, aged 19, was also a passenger in Limani’s BMW X3. According to Ciccone’s press release, she was not ejected from the vehicle and fled the scene on foot alongside Limani. Harrington was arrested and charged with hindering, obstructing, and conspiring to endanger others.
Another alleged race participant was Jeter Ogando, 23, who was driving the BMW M5 that was involved in the fatal crash. He was arrested and charged with vehicular homicide, endangering another, and assault by automobile.
According to Ciccone and Colonel Patrick J. Callahan of the New Jersey State Police, Limani allegedly flew to Miami with Vneshta after the crash, intending to flee the country. On July 17, the mother and son were arrested near Miami and taken into custody until they were extradited to New Jersey.
According to Miami-based NBC affiliate WTVJ, when Vneshta and Limani arrived in New Jersey, TikTok user @jhongb85 captured video of them deplaning as law enforcement vehicles surrounded the plane.
Vneshta was charged with hindering. Her son faces a litany of charges in connection with the crash—aggravated manslaughter, vehicular homicide, knowingly leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death, causing death while driving with a suspended license, two counts of endangering an injured victim, two counts of endangering, tampering with public records, hindering, knowingly leaving the scene of an accident resulting in serious bodily injury, assault by auto, and causing serious injury while driving.
The four suspects are scheduled to appear in court on August 28.
