PICTURED: 'Drunk-driving' fiancé, 30, appears in court again

An alleged drunk driver, whose pregnant fiancée died after he smashed their car into a pole while speeding at 100mph in Staten Island, has appeared in court again.  

At his first appearance, Adem Nikeziq, 30, broke down when he was told Adriana Sylmetaj, 23, was dead as a result of the Sunday morning crash, which had smashed the Dodge Challenger into three pieces. The woman, along with the couple's unborn child, was pronounced dead at the scene.  

Nikeziq had been in a wheelchair on that occasion, presumably because of his own injures following the crash. 

But on Thursday he was able to stand up on his own. 

Nikeziq - who is charged with manslaughter, driving under the influence, criminally negligent homicide and vehicular assault - stood with his head down.

It is understood he was asking for medical care during Thursday's hearing. 

Adem Nikeziq (center) appeared in court today after smashing the car in Staten Island. His fiancée and their unborn child died in the crash

The alleged drunk driver appeared emotional in Staten Island court this morning

Prosecutors previously explained how Sylmetaj was found at the scene when police arrived. She was found at the intersection, with her leg about 20ft from her body.

Her unborn child was ripped from her body and was found 20ft past her leg. She was around six months pregnant and expecting a daughter in April.

Nikeziq claimed that a car had cut him off when he plowed into a utility pole at around 5am on Sunday morning.

His lawyer Mark Fonte said he was the person who told Nikeziq that his fiancée and unborn child had died - as he did not yet know.

He said: 'No one told him that his fiancée and baby had passed.

'When I told him, he broke down crying, sobbing. He was at first completely in disbelief.' 

Nikeziq has a checkered driving history, including a 2017 arrest for drunken driving and driving with a suspended license, police sources told the Daily News. In 2019 he was also arrested for driving with a suspended license and resisting arrest. 

Adriana Sylmetaj and her unborn baby were killed at 4.45am on Sunday morning after her fiancé drove into a pole. Adem Nikeziq, 30, wept in court after discovering his fiancée had died in the crash

Nikeziq - who is charged with manslaughter, driving under the influence, criminally negligent homicide and vehicular assault - stood with his head down in court on Thursday

Adriana Sylmetaj was expecting her daughter in April

The Albanian couple were traveling southbound on Hylan Boulevard in New Dorp at 4.44am when Nikesiq allegedly lost control. 

The vehicle hit a barrier wall before spinning out and crashing into a wooden utility pole, police said.

Images from the scene show the horrific extent to the collision - as the car looked completely mangled and spread out on the road.  

Nikeziq, a resident of the borough, was taken to the Staten Island University North Hospital after police noticed he was drunk, a spokesman said. 

Adriana Sylmetaj was ejected from the car when it collided with a utility pole at around 5am on Sunday morning, causing the vehicle to break into three parts

Images emerged of the mangled car after the pregnant woman was killed. Prosecutors explained in court how Sylmetaj's body was found at the scene when police arrived

The scene in the aftermath of the fatal crash, The collision happened as the couple was traveling at more than 100 mph 

A tire is seen removed from the vehicle in the aftermath

The severity of the impact caused Sylmetaj to be ejected from the car. She was pronounced dead at the scene