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Passenger Charged After Deadly Chinatown Crash

Prosecutors say the overdue rental was packed with weapons, narcotics, alcohol

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Overview

  • Police on Monday identified the victims as 55-year-old cyclist Kevin Crukshank and 63-year-old pedestrian May Kwok.
  • Kennedy Lecraft, 22, pleaded not guilty to counts including criminal possession of a weapon, stolen property and unauthorized use of a vehicle.
  • The Chevrolet Malibu had been due back to Enterprise since June 29 and was found carrying two semiautomatic 9mm pistols, ammunition, alcohol and narcotics.
  • Driver Autumn Romero, 23, remains hospitalized and was charged Monday with murder, manslaughter and aggravated vehicular homicide after a no-bail April hit-and-run in Brooklyn.
  • Mayor Eric Adams and city officials have highlighted excessive speed, bail reform and vehicle-theft prevention as priorities after the Canal Street and Bowery collision.