Tyson Beckford is standing by his accused-killer nephew.
The star male model was not in court Wednesday to see Dominic Whilby, 22, hit with a charge of murder in the second degree for drunkenly slamming a stolen box truck into a bus — killing an MTA driver.
But he offered, through Whilby’s lawyer, to put the troubled nephew up in his apartment if a judge would grant bail.
Before the tragic Feb. 12 collision, Whilby was partying with his famous uncle and sexy Victoria’s Secret model Shanina Shaik at Chelsea hotspot 1OAK.
Beckford, 43, who hosted the Bravo reality show “Make Me A Supermodel” wanted to be in court to support Whilby but defense lawyer Harvey Slovis advised him against it, the lawyer said.
The high-profile attorney, who has defended celebrities like hip hop mogul Sean Combs, was retained for Whilby by Beckford, sources told The Post.
“He’s very remorseful because I guess he didn’t see him leave,” Slovis said of Beckford. “Because it’s your nephew you put it on yourself, no matter if you’re really not responsible.”
Slovis told Justice Gregory Carro that if Whilby were granted bail he could stay with his supermodel uncle in Edgewater, New Jersey.
Beckford did not immediately return messages seeking comment.
Whilby told cops, “Just let me die,” at Bellevue Hospital hours after he allegedly killed William Pena, a move, Slovis argued in seeking bail, showed his remorse for the tragic accident.
Carro disagreed with Slovis’ characterization. “That statement, ‘Just let me die’ is a telling one that he doesn’t want to face the charges. Rather than die he can run,” the judge said before ordering Whilby remain held without bail.
The courtroom gallery — filled with more than 40 of victim Pena’s family members and MTA colleagues — erupted in exuberant applause and pumped their fists while Whilby’s mother began sobbing.
“Not guilty,” were the only words Whilby uttered as nearly a dozen members of his family sat fewer than five feet from Pena’s widow and daughter.
Before the fatal accident, Whilby was thrown out of the exclusive night spot after tossing back at least seven vodka drinks and getting too friendly with some fashion week revelers, sources said.
He then wandered into the nearby Maritime Hotel where he passed out in the lobby and was kicked out.
The Atlanta native had only been in New York for half a day when he stumbled upon an Isuzu delivery truck parked in the loading dock of the Dream Hotel.
He climbed into the driver’s seat and sped off hitting a scooter, a coffee stand and two parked cars on West 16th Street and blowing though two red lights before slamming into the bus at West 14th Street and Seventh Avenue, prosecutors said.
The bus jumped the sidewalk and crashed into a scaffolding, ejecting the 17-year MTA veteran two days before his 51st birthday.
Whilby told cops he blacked out and doesn’t remember anything that happened after leaving 1Oak.
“I don’t remember anything about the collision or even how I ended up driving a vehicle,” he told cops February 12th. Whilby had a blood alcohol level of .22 – almost triple the legal limit, said Manhattan District Attorney Randolph Clarke.
Pena’s widow, Nancy Rodriguez, said it was difficult to look at Whilby for the first time in court.
“Coming face to face with the killer that snatched William from our lives, it was reliving the whole thing all over again,” she said.
Whilby faces a maximum of life in prison.