Woman killed on Brooklyn-Queens Expressway after falling from moving Uber
A Brooklyn woman exited a moving Uber on the BQE early Sunday and was struck and killed by an alleged drunk driver. The suspect faces manslaughter and DWI charges.
Woman fatally struck on BQE after leaving moving Uber
A 37-year-old Brooklyn woman was killed on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway in the early hours of Sunday after she exited the rear door of a moving Uber and was struck by an alleged drunk driver, NY Post Metro reports.
Chasna Thelemaque, of Prospect Park South, had been riding in the back of a Toyota RAV4 on the westbound expressway when she came out of the vehicle just before 2:30 a.m., landing on the right lane near Exit 28 in DUMBO, according to the NYPD.
Whether Thelemaque fell or deliberately left the moving car remains unclear, police said.
Destiny Mendez, 29, of East Flatbush, Brooklyn, was behind the wheel of a Hyundai Elantra that struck Thelemaque. Mendez was found to be intoxicated and was charged with vehicular assault, vehicular manslaughter, driving while intoxicated, and driving while ability impaired.
The RAV4 and the Elantra did not collide, the NYPD confirmed. The 33-year-old male driver of the Uber remained at the scene.
Source: NY Post Metro