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Passenger ‘exits’ moving Uber in NYC — then gets killed by alleged drunk driver
A 37-year-old woman was killed after she left a moving car on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway in New York early Sunday and was struck by another vehicle, police said. The incident raises questions about how she came out of the car, though police have not said whether she fell or got out deliberately.
The crash happened just before 2.30am near Exit 28 in DUMBO, where the speed limit is 50mph. Police identified the woman as Chasna Thelemaque of Brooklyn and said she was travelling in the back of a Toyota Rav4, reported to be an Uber. The Hyundai Elantra driver, 29-year-old Destiny Mendez, was charged with vehicular assault, vehicular manslaughter and impaired-driving offences; the two cars did not collide.
In short
- A passenger died after leaving a moving car on a New York expressway.
- Police say she was struck by an allegedly intoxicated driver.
- Investigators have not said whether she fell or got out deliberately.