Good Morning, Brooklyn: Thursday, October 28, 2021
INDICTED ON 18 COUNTS IN FATAL HIT-AND-RUN: A Brooklyn man has been indicted on several counts in connection with a fatal hit-and-run collision that killed a 47-year-old Staten Island man in 2019. Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced yesterday. Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Donald Leo arraigned the defendant, identified as Ramsaran Mahabeersingh, 57, of Cypress Hills, on an 18-count indictment in which he is charged with second-degree manslaughter, second-degree vehicular manslaughter, leaving the scene of an incident, driving while intoxicated, tampering with evidence and related charges.
The defendant faces up to 15 years in prison if convicted of the top count. Bail was set at $500,000 cash or $1,000,000 bond and he was ordered to return to court on November 18.
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