#Meryl Streep’s nephew accused of racial slurs in alleged road-rage beatdown

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Photos of David Peralta, 18, who was body slammed and assaulted by Meryl Streep’s nephew Charles Harrison Streep
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Meryl Streep’s nephew allegedly hurled racist slurs in an road-rage incident in East Hampton, the victim’s lawyer said Wednesday, as  photos of the teen’s horrific head injuries emerged.

David Peralta, 18, filed a lawsuit against Charles Harrison Streep over the alleged beatdown on Aug. 24, which required emergency surgery to relieve pressure in his brain, attorney Edmond Chakmakian told The Post.

The John Jay College student and aspiring detective, who lives in East Hampton, is now facing significant cognitive difficulties.

“He was looking forward to starting his sophomore year,” Chakmakian said. “Instead, he’s starting years of physical therapy, cognitive therapy. He’s got medical bills hanging over his head in excess of $80,000.”

Peralta was behind the wheel of a new red Ford Mustang and taking his girlfriend to the Chase Bank ATM in downtown East Hampton when he passed Streep, 31, who allegedly blew through a stop sign in his Audi convertible.

“The privileged individual that he is, he blew the stop sign like it wasn’t there, came narrowly close to my client’s car,” Chakmakian said. “He yells at my client and David said, ‘Hey, you had the stop sign. You’re in the wrong.’”

An irate Streep allegedly then pulled an illegal U-turn, following Peralta and his girlfriend into the Chase parking lot and yanking the drivers-side door open.

“[Streep] said something to the effect of, ‘What are you, 14 years old?’” said Chakmakian. “He’s got a young face but he’s 18.”

The lawyer claimed Streep also dropped several racist slurs against Peralta, an American-born Ecuadorian, and then body slammed the victim, causing his head to smash into the ground.

“After he was unconscious, he lifted up his limp body and slammed it onto the ground,” Chakmakian said. “It was an absolute obscene display of anger and violence.”

Peralta initially refused medical attention at the scene — but his condition worsened once he was home, resulting in him being airlifted to Stony Brook University Hospital for emergency surgery.

The teen, who worked as a server and in the kitchen at DOPO La Spiaggia Hamptons, suffered a brain bleed and had to have his skull cap removed to release the pressure.

“If he was there 20 minutes later, he would not have made it or he would’ve been left in a vegetative state,” Chakmakian said.

“He’s never going to be the same. He’s lucky if he finishes college.”

The suit, filed Wednesday afternoon in Manhattan Supreme Court, seeks punitive damages.

“The defendant’s conduct was intentional, malicious and racially motivated, as evidenced by the defendant spewing racial slurs during the attack,” the suit said.

The lawyer, meanwhile, said he’s petitioning the Suffolk County District Attorney to file upgraded hate crime charges against Streep.

Streep — whose father, Dana, is Meryl’s brother — faces felony charges of strangulation and assault.

His lawyer didn’t immediately return an email. The Suffolk County DA’s Office also didn’t immediately comment on whether it is investigating the hate crime allegations.

Additional reporting by Priscilla DeGregory