Daryush Omar, Charged With Murder in 2006 but Never Tried, Strikes Again, Kills Bessy Velasquez, Passenger

I cannot understand why criminals get to walk free only to strike again more violently. Daryush Omar, who was charged with murder in 2006 but never tried, had a blood-alcohol level of more than twice the legal limit when he crashed his SUV into the livery car driven by Bessy Velasquez. He flew through a red light and crushed the woman's vehicle, cops said. Ms. Velasquez, a mother of two, died instantly along with passenger Panayiota Demetriou.

Here's another terrible turn of events, according to the NY Daily News, a ghoulish passerby took advantage of the wreck and tried to snatch the victims' wallets as they lay dying. Scumbag.

"This is human behavior at its worst," said a police source. "Two innocent lives were claimed by a man who already killed someone, and then a thug tried to take their money."

So here's the NY Daily News' background on Omar, the scumbag.

Omar, 24, roared his Range Rover into the intersection of 34th St. and 31st Ave. in Astoria at 3:10 a.m., driving directly into the path of the livery car. After initially refusing to take a Breathalyzer at the scene, Omar relented and blew a 0.17, way over the legal limit of 0.08, sources said.

Omar, a resident alien from Pakistan, was charged with the 2006 murder of Thomas Whitney Jr. in Chelsea. The case is still pending but Omar was freed until a Dec. 12 court date, according to a spokeswoman for the Manhattan district attorney.

"It's a disgrace of our justice system," said Effie Delimarkos Fletcher, a friend of the 30-year-old Demetriou.

Omar's neighbors said he was under house arrest and forced to wear an electronic ankle bracelet to monitor his movements. Authorities could not confirm that last night. What a scumbag. He should have been put away a long time ago.

Cops also arrested Evangelos Fotiou, 42, who was spotted rummaging through the wreckage to steal the dead women's wallets, a police source said.Fotiou, who said he "was going to give the money back," was charged with interfering with an investigation and larceny.

What a loser. He ought to be sent away for a long time too. The sad reality is that what happened to this woman and her passenger could have happened to anyone. It is a shame that the strong arm of the law does not snatch these people of the streets when they commit their first heinous crime. This man should have been behind bars. The failure of the justice system is a disgrace.