{"id":79935,"date":"2025-07-21T06:18:19","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T06:18:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/79935\/"},"modified":"2025-07-21T06:18:19","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T06:18:19","slug":"horrifying-video-shows-moment-stolen-car-fatally-plows-into-nyc-woman-sitting-on-a-bench-chase-bank-manager","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/79935\/","title":{"rendered":"Horrifying video shows moment stolen car fatally plows into NYC woman sitting on a bench, Chase Bank manager"},"content":{"rendered":"

Disturbing video footage shows the horrific moment a stolen car plows into two people <\/a>in Chinatown on Saturday morning \u2014 killing a Chase Bank loan manager and a 63-year-old woman.<\/p>\n

The blue Chevy Malibu rams through a traffic median at Bowery and Canal streets in Manhattan around 7:30 a.m. and strikes a 55-year-old male cyclist and a 63-year-old woman sitting on a bench, shows the clip exclusively obtained by The Post.<\/p>\n

The woman can be seen sitting on the bench just moments before she was fatally plowed by the stolen car. Obtained by the NY Post<\/p>\n

The stolen Chevy Malibu then enters the frame, killing two people. Obtained by the NY Post<\/p>\n

Bicycle rider, Kevin Scott Cruickshank, appears to be obliterated by the impact. Obtained by the NY Post<\/p>\n

The female victim, May Kwok, seems to entirely disappear from view after being struck, while the bicycle rider, Kevin Scott Cruickshank, a 55-year-old married dad and Chase loan higher-up, also appears to be obliterated by the impact.<\/p>\n

The Malibu, a rental reported stolen, then careens into an empty NYPD van, the chilling footage shows.
The suspected driver of the car, Autumn Donna Ascencio Romero, 23, and her alleged passenger, 22-year-old Kennedy LaCraft, fled the scene but were picked up by cops nearby.<\/p>\n

Drugs and alcohol were found in the car.<\/p>\n

Romero also has a pending Brooklyn court case from an April 13 wreck that struck a bystander.<\/p>\n

Aftermath of the fatal car accident in New York City. William Farrington<\/p>\n

Romero also has a pending Brooklyn court case from an April 13 wreck that struck a bystander. William Farrington<\/p>\n

Kennedy LaCraft, a passenger involved in a fatal car accident in Chinatown, is taken to central booking to be arraigned on charges. Gregory P. Mango<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is with a heavy heart that we confirm that dear friend, neighbor, loving son and husband Kevin Cruickshank has been killed,\u201d a family spokeswoman wrote in a text to The Post on Sunday.<\/p>\n

\u201cKevin was a regular fixture in the neighborhood, known for his warm, welcoming spirit and love of helping his friends and neighbors.<\/p>\n

\u201cKevin loved riding his bicycle and was often seen around the neighborhood coming back from a long ride. It\u2019s devastating to know he was killed doing something he loved.<\/p>\n

The blue Chevrolet Malibu flew off the Manhattan Bridge, and fatally plowed into the elderly woman and a man on a bicycle, cops said. William Farrington<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is with a heavy heart that we confirm that dear friend, neighbor, loving son and husband Kevin Cruickshank has been killed,\u201d a family spokeswoman wrote. Courtesy Cruickshank Family<\/p>\n

Drugs and alcohol were found in the car. William Farrington<\/p>\n

\u201cWe ask that you please respect Kevin\u2019s family\u2019s need for privacy during this difficult time.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kwok was described by her brother as a \u201cfree spirit\u201d who liked to take walks around the area and attend church.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Disturbing video footage shows the horrific moment a stolen car plows into two people in Chinatown on Saturday…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":79936,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5122],"tags":[5229,5303,5249,5248,405,403,5226,5225,5228,5227,5257,67,586,132,5230,68,1154,2969],"class_list":{"0":"post-79935","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-car-crashes","10":"tag-manhattan","11":"tag-metro","12":"tag-new-york","13":"tag-new-york-city","14":"tag-newyork","15":"tag-newyorkcity","16":"tag-ny","17":"tag-nyc","18":"tag-nypd","19":"tag-united-states","20":"tag-united-states-of-america","21":"tag-unitedstates","22":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","23":"tag-us","24":"tag-us-news","25":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79935","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=79935"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79935\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/79936"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=79935"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=79935"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=79935"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}