Long Islander Accused of Calling Sikh Man a Terrorist Before Running Him Over

Photo (via Google Maps): The incident occurred on 99th Street near 101st Avenue in Queens.

A Setauket man yelled “Go back to your own country, Bin Laden!” before running over a Sikh man with his pickup truck in Queens last month, according to a New York Daily News report.

Joseph Caleca, 55, fled the scene of the July 30 incident, but was arrested on Monday and charged with attempted murder and felony assault, both as hate crimes, police said.

Before Caleca ran down Sandeep Singh, 29, the two men had exchanged words because the door of Singh’s car was blocking the street, according to the New York Post.

After calling Singh a terrorist, Caleca hit the gas on his truck and struck Singh, who was dragged more than 30 feet, the Post reported.

Singh suffered abdominal and back injuries and remains hospitalized. He released a statement from the hospital, published by the Post, that reads: “I was attacked because I am a Sikh, and because I look like a Sikh. We need to create a world without hate.”