Street racing hit and run leaves woman dead, man hurt: NYPD

A woman was killed and a man injured when they were struck by a car police say was street racing in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn.

Investigators say three cars were street racing on Utica Avenue - far exceeding the 25 m.p.h. speed limit - when a red Dodge Charger jumped the curb, striking the victims who were waiting at a bus stop just after 3 a.m. Monday.

"This is crazy," eyewitness Josh Moya said. "It could have been kids in there. It could have been my mother right there."

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[johnanthony]

The sentence should be doubled for anyone who flees the scene.

[brianwalsh]

Street racing at 3 am, hIts 2 people and takes off. I'm thinking he's not going to turn himself in. Hope he gets caught and gets to pay the consequences for killing one and severely hurting another. He's probably pretty young.

[Lkmsundastood]

His days are numbered. He better do what's right. Now while he can.

[blueoak]

In real life street racing is much different than the films and games we love, it's life risking and dangerous. If someone wants to race they should go to a race track and legally enter legal tournaments and such.

[beezy]

If you ride the bus at night, never stand close to the curb, stand as close to a wall where lighting is there. Just like the people in the back of this report are.

[spider]

So the street has a history of drag racing and the city of New York doesn't have a traffic camera at this location? The community needs to talk to their local precinct to get that done!

[topixfromthetropix]

The top speed of any car should be limited to the driver's IQ.

[internetuser]

Speed bumps.
Driver is scared because he didn't think his little game would cause so much destruction.
Driver will be caught.

[dwayneharper]

I don't get it, if you want to race, go enter and train to be a professional racer on a legal race track

[princesslene]

How do you sleep at night knowing you have taken another person's life smh.

[oMFGwTFlMFAO]

Her family and this community needs justice

[theonlylionesse]

God Bless the young lady and her loved ones

[rollingcan]

Racing is so dangerous. When are they going to take away their car and give them jail time.

[marieandreas]

Finger prints have to be all over the steering wheel.

[stevedeleon]

Speed Racers are getting worse all over the country..police can't keep up with these violators

[ojgsxr]

Something tells me the politician's solution to this is going to be to restrict the rights of law abiding citizens.

[GuizhongLin]

These are the places where you need to install speed limit cameras.

[onsa]

My condolences to the family. Hope they catch that coward.

[word]

Play stupid games win stupid prizes. There is not running from justice… evading will only make it worse.

[mqmoreno]

Dummy with a dodge charger is extremely dangerous