A Bayside man has been sentenced to eight years in prison for seriously injuring two people and causing multiple car crashes after deliberately driving the wrong way during rush hour on the Clearview Expressway in 2023.

A jury in June convicted Joseph Lee, 30, of 211th Street, of first-degree attempted assault, two counts of second-degree assault and a single count of reckless driving, according to a statement for Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz.

“Joseph Lee terrorized other drivers as he purposefully drove the wrong way on a busy Queens highway and crashed into multiple cars,” Katz said. “Two motorists were badly hurt and still have not fully recovered. Thanks to a strong case prosecuted by my Vehicular Homicide Unit, the defendant was convicted by a jury and will now go to prison

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