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Driver From Earlier Hit-and-Run Faces Charges After Chinatown Crash

Investigators say the stolen Chevy veered off the Manhattan Bridge onto a crowded Chinatown sidewalk, renewing calls for bail reform to address repeat-offender risks.

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Police investigate after two people were killed when an out-of-control car drove onto the sidewalk on Canal St. and Bowery on Saturday morning. (Theodore Parisienne / New York Daily News)

Overview

  • On July 19 a stolen blue Chevrolet Impala traveling westbound on the Manhattan Bridge veered onto the Canal and Bowery sidewalk, killing a male cyclist in his 30s and a female pedestrian in her 60s.
  • Police sources say the vehicle was laden with drugs and alcohol and also struck an unoccupied NYPD van before the 23-year-old driver and her 22-year-old passenger tried to flee and were apprehended.
  • Both women remain in NYPD custody with charges pending while 5th Precinct investigators continue probing the circumstances of the fatal collision.
  • Authorities disclose that the driver had been released without bail following an April hit-and-run in Brooklyn, fueling scrutiny of New York’s bail reform policies.
  • The crash has intensified demands for stricter traffic enforcement and policy reviews to improve pedestrian safety and prevent repeat violent offenses.