The person killed in a driver’s alleged high-speed crash coming off a New York Metropolis bridge was an avid bike owner and died “doing something he loved,” his household stated Sunday.
Kevin Cruickshank, 55, was driving his bike by Chinatown Saturday morning when police stated the motive force of a Chevy Malibu struck and killed the Morningside Heights man and a 63-year-old girl sitting on a bench. She was later recognized by police as 63-year-old Might Kwok of Brooklyn.
Witnesses described watching the automobile race off the bridge at a excessive fee of velocity earlier than the motive force misplaced management, crashing into each victims, in addition to an NYPD van that was knocked into a close-by jewellery retailer.
The motive force and a passenger tried to flee on foot, in line with police, however have been stopped a couple of block away.
Cruickshank’s household stated the 55-year-old may typically be noticed in his neighborhood coming back from a protracted bike experience. “It’s devastating to know he was killed doing something he loved.”
“It is with a heavy heart that we confirm that dear friend, neighbor, loving son and husband Kevin Cruickshank has been killed. Kevin was a regular fixture in the neighborhood, known for his warm, welcoming spirit and love of helping his friends and neighbors,” his household stated by a spokesperson.
Police stated the motive force and passenger, contained in the Chevy, left the scene however have been taken into custody a couple of block away. Each ladies are of their early 20s, in line with police.
“They got to put up Jersey barriers or some kind of a permanent barrier there to keep people safe,” Karlin Chan stated.
Nearly 24 hours later, a second violent crash occurred on the identical Manhattan intersection. Police stated a driver got here careening right into a meals truck and TD Financial institution round 3 a.m. Sunday morning.
The operator of the meals truck needed to be transported to the hospital to be handled for minor accidents.
