Stolen Car Crashes into Brooklyn Building, Driver Dies: NYPD

Brooklyn Stolen Car Crash

• 💥 A dramatic crash occurred in Brooklyn when a stolen Honda Civic went airborne and collided with a building.
• 📍 The incident happened around 1:45 AM on Flatbush Avenue in Midwood.
• 🚗 Police believe the driver took the unattended, running vehicle from Regent Place and sped off, crashing further south on Flatbush Avenue.
• 💔 The car was severely mangled, splitting in half upon impact.
• 🚨 The driver was found in the roadway, rushed to the hospital, and pronounced dead.
• 🗣️ A witness described the car speeding past her at an alarming rate, causing her own car to shake.

Bronx Hit-and-Run Update

• 🚑 In a separate incident, a 30-year-old man died after being struck by a vehicle in the Bronx.
• 🛣️ The victim was found unconscious near the Major Deegan Expressway and Mosholu Parkway.
• 🚗 Police state a 23-year-old driver, traveling northbound, struck the victim who was in the roadway.
• 🔄 The driver initially fled the scene but later returned.