A speeding Brooklyn Mercedes driver fleeing NYPD cops ran a red light and crashed into an SUV, killing a woman riding inside, police said Monday.
Officers tried to stop Juan Lopez at Gates and Wilson Aves. in Bushwick when they spotted him speeding about 5:25 a.m. Sunday, officials said. But Lopez kept going, blowing the light and crashing into a Honda Pilot a block away at Gates and Central Aves., according to police
Michah Dukes, riding in the back seat of the Pilot, was ejected upon impact. Medics rushed Dukes, 29, to Elmhurst Hospital but she could not be saved. She lived in Albany, according to cops.
The 34-year-old woman driving the Pilot was not hurt, nor were her other passengers, a 31-year-old woman in the front passenger seat and a 30-year-old man riding in the back.
Lopez, 32, lost control of his Mercedes after the impact and jumped the sidewalk, with officers arresting him moments later, police said.
He was hit with a raft of charges, including reckless endangerment, vehicular assault, leaving the scene of an accident, reckless driving and driving while ability impaired.
Lopez, who refused to take a breath test, may also be charged with vehicular manslaughter after police confer with prosecutors, police said.
He has one prior arrest, for reckless driving last October. Police said in that incident he was caught running a number of red lights while riding a dirt bike.
