Murder charge for driver who ran over cyclist in Bushwick
An enraged driver who cops say ran over and killed a cyclist who was breaking into his vehicle on Monday morning now faces murder and manslaughter charges.
Police said the cyclist was trying to gain access to Korey Johnson’s 2003 Jeep Grand Cherokee at approximately 6:00 a.m. Monday on Marcus Garvey Boulevard in Bushwick. Johnson, not in his car, approached the cyclist and they got in an argument. The cyclist then struck a woman with a screwdriver, cutting her arm.
The cyclist tried to flee the scene on his bike, going the wrong way down Marcus Garvey Boulevard and turning onto Broadway Avenue, also going the wrong way. Johnson followed in his vehicle and ran his car into the cyclist on Broadway Avenue, pinning the biker between his car and another vehicle.
