US EditionDeadly Chinatown Crash Kills 2; Driver Arrested, Police Say
MANHATTAN, NEW YORK, JUL 21 – A stolen rental Chevrolet Malibu driven at high speed struck and killed a cyclist and pedestrian near the Manhattan Bridge, with the passenger charged for possession of weapons and stolen property.
- A blue Chevrolet Malibu, stolen rental car, exited the Manhattan Bridge at around 7:30 a.m. Saturday and rammed through a median at Bowery and Canal streets, police said.
- Prior to the crash, Kennedy Lecraft rented the Malibu from Enterprise on June 29 and never returned it, according to the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, and Autumn Romero had been freed without bail after an April hit-and-run in Brooklyn.
- As his family recalled, Kevin Scott Cruickshank had supported Transportation Alternatives for years and was remembered as a longtime safe streets advocate by his family.
- In court, Kennedy Lecraft was arraigned Monday on charges including unauthorized use and criminal possession, with bail set at $150,000 cash or $300,000 bond.
- Following the crash, Karlin Chan said `They got to put up Jersey barriers or some kind of a permanent barrier there to keep people safe` at Canal Street in Manhattan.
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Passenger arrested for Chinatown hit-and-run that killed 2, guns found in stolen car
The passenger in the car that jumped a curb in Chinatown and killed two people has been criminally charged after guns were found in the wrecked stolen rental vehicle, police said Monday. Kennedy Lecraft, 22, is charged with weapon possession, possession of stolen property and unauthorized use of a vehicle. According to prosecutors, Lecraft rented the blue Chevrolet Malibu from Enterprise and failed to return it as agreed on June 29. After the fa…
Horrifying Video Shows Stolen Car Kill Two in NYC
NEW YORK – A horrifying video shows the moment a stolen car plowed into two people in Manhattan’s Chinatown on the morning of Saturday, July 20, killing a 63-year-old woman sitting on a bench and a Chase Bank manager riding his bike. The blue Chevy Malibu, reported stolen, jumped a median at Bowery and Canal […]
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DNyuzNYC cyclist killed by out-of-control driver remembered as safe streets advocate
Kevin Scott Cruickshank, 55, was looking forward to the NYC Century Bike Tour that is returning from a six-year hiatus this September when he was fatally struck by a rogue Chevy Malibu
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