A 17-year-old boy died, while his 22-year-old friend was badly injured when a drunken driver jumped the divider and crushed the two youths who were on a scooter at Nalasopara East on the night of December 31. Police sources said the deceased has been identified as Mandar Kasekar, and the injured youth is NandKishore Rathod. The driver has been identified as Vikas Walmiki, 44, a clerk with a private firm.

Vikas Walmiki. Pics/ Hanif Patel