News Off-duty cop in Williamsburg crash charged with manslaughter, DWI, NYPD says One person died and others were injured early Saturday, July 16, 2016, after a sport utility vehicle with off-duty officer Nicholas Batka at the wheel ran into them on a Williamsburg sidewalk, NYPD said. Photo Credit: Vic Nicastro for New York Daily News By Nicole Brown nicole.brown@amny.com Updated July 17, 2016 12:22 PM Print Share fbShare Tweet gShare Email One person has died and three others were injured early Saturday morning, after an off-duty cop drove into them with a silver sport utility vehicle, the NYPD said. The off-duty officer, Nicholas Batka, was at the wheel of the SUV about 3 a.m. when it went out of control, jumped a curb and hit a group of pedestrians near Bedford Avenue and North Eighth Street in Williamsburg, police said. The NYPD said Batka was arrested after he refused to take a breath-analysis test. Batka appeared to be under the influence, police said. He has been charged with a DWI and vehicular manslaughter, among other charges, police said. Batka posted $300,000 bail at his arraignment Saturday night, officials said. Batka and the four pedestrians, a 21-year-old male, a 23-year-old female, a 22-year-old female and a 24-year-old male, were taken to local hospitals, cops said. The 21-year-old male victim, who has yet to be identified, was pronounced dead at the hospital, police said. The two female victims, and 24-year-old male, remain in stable condition, police said. By Nicole Brown nicole.brown@amny.com Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comments Comments section is temporarily on hold. Here’s why.