Rolls Royce-driving man charged with criminally negligent homicide in hit-and-run
A man has been charged with criminally negligent homicide, leaving the scene of an incident without reporting and other charges in connection with the death of a man in Greenpoint last May.
District Attorney Eric Gonzalez identified the defendant as Tariq Witherspoon, 30, of Bushwick. He was arraigned Tuesday by Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Danny Chun on an indictment in which he is charged with criminally negligent homicide, leaving the scene of an incident without reporting, second-degree reckless endangerment, reckless driving and excessive speed.
According to the investigation, on May 18, 2021, at approximately 12:45 a.m., as Matthew Jensen, 58, was crossing at the intersection of McGuiness Boulevard and Bayard Street he was struck by the defendant, who was driving a Rolls Royce. The defendant then allegedly fled the scene.
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