Traffic & Transit
1 Dead After Brooklyn Hit-And-Run Crash: NYPD
A crash in Bushwick killed one person and left multiple others injured — but one of the drivers involved fled the scene, police said.
BUSHWICK, NY — One person was killed in a Bushwick hit-and-run early Monday morning and multiple others were injured, according to police.
Police took one driver into custody and were still searching for another Tuesday, a day after the crash that critically injured two, according to the NYPD.
A Kia Sportage SUV traveling was southbound on Irving Avenue about 12:40 a.m. Monday when it collided with a Toyota Yaris traveling eastbound on Stockholm Street, according to the NYPD.
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The crash launched the Toyota Yaris into three parked and unoccupied cars —and when the Kia came to a stop, its driver and passengers ran, police said.
Two passengers in the Toyota were taken to the hospital in critical condition and a third was pronounced dead, police said.
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The driver, 26-year-old Jorge Sanchezde Lozada Haiek, was taken into custody and hospitalized in stable condition. Haiek now faces aggravated unlicensed operator charges, police said.
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