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Bronx Machete-Case Suspect Charged in 2024 Queens Hit-and-Run Death

Police cite surveillance footage alongside forensic evidence as the link to the fatal collision.

Overview

  • He was arrested Oct. 9 following a year-long investigation and charged with leaving the scene resulting in death plus multiple motor-vehicle offenses, police said.
  • At arraignment in Queens, he pleaded not guilty and was held on $50,000 cash bail with a $100,000 insured bond, with the next court date set for Nov. 20.
  • Investigators say the 2023 Jiajue motorcycle struck 52-year-old Lelawattie Narine at 114th Street and Liberty Avenue on March 22, 2024; she died on April 9 after being taken to Jamaica Hospital.
  • Authorities allege the rider fled on foot after the crash and note the motorcycle was unregistered and the driver unlicensed.
  • He is separately charged in a Jan. 24 Bronx machete attack that severed Tayquon Young’s fingers, a case that remains pending with a hearing scheduled for Oct. 21.