Vigil Held for Victims of Fatal Chinatown Crash

Vigil held for victims of fatal Chinatown crash

CHINATOWN, Manhattan (PIX11) — The community held a vigil in Chinatown for the two people killed Saturday, after police said a woman driving a stolen rental car struck a pedestrian and a cyclist. A memorial is now growing on Canal Street near the Manhattan Bridge, honoring 55-year-old Kevin Scott Cruickshank and 63-year-old May Kwok, who died after police say 23-year-old Autumn Donna Ascencio Romero struck them in a 2024 Chevy Malibu.  More…

Judge orders driver held in fatal Chinatown crash that killed cyclist and pedestrian

Police say the Staten Island woman behind the wheel had alcohol in the car and weapons in the trunk.

Driver arrested for murder in Chinatown hit-run tried to flee in cab, had tequila bottle in car: DA

The driver charged with murder for crashing a stolen rental car after speeding off the Manhattan Bridge into Chinatown knew she had killed two people when she and her passenger tried to hail a cab to get away, Manhattan prosecutors said Tuesday. While she refused blood and breathalyzer tests after being taken to the hospital, 23-year-old Autumn Donna Ascension Romero did admit she was driving the blue Malibu that slammed into victims May Kwok, 6…

Chinatown hit-and-run crash: Driver accused of fatally mowing down two people had guns in car, prosecutors say

The driver accused of fatally striking and killing two people in Chinatown over the weekend was arraigned on murder charges Tuesday and denied bail after prosecutors revealed she was packing heat inside her vehicle. Autumn Donna Ascencio Romero, 23, appeared before a judge in Lower Manhattan for arraignment on a slew of charges including murder, aggravated vehicular homicide, leaving the scene of a crime, manslaughter, criminal possession of a w…

Driver in awful NYC crash that killed 2 is held without bail as twisted new details revealed

New details emerged as 23-year-old Autumn Donna Ascencio Romero was arraigned on murder, manslaughter and vehicular homicide charges and ordered held without...

Staten Island driver charged in fatal Chinatown crash had ongoing hit-and-run case in Bklyn

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A Staten Island driver charged in a fatal pedestrian crash Saturday in Chinatown had an ongoing hit-and-run case in Brooklyn, court records show.