Grandma Killed, Grandson Seriously Hurt After Crash In Bed-Stuy: NYPD

BED-STUY, BROOKLYN — A grandmother was killed and her 8-year-old grandson critically hurt on Saturday when a driver fleeing police crashed in Bed-Stuy, according to officials.

The driver — who police suspected was in a stolen car — hurt a total of five people as he sped away from officers up Ralph Avenue just after 7 p.m., mowing down 67-year-old Lynn Christopher and her grandson as they crossed the intersection near Macon Street, according to police and reports.

"We lost a grandmother tonight — we lost one of my neighbors," Mayor Eric Adams said from a press conference that night. "We have a child that's hanging on for his life."

The deadly rampage began when two officers stopped the car near Ralph Avenue and Chauncey Street after noticing mismatched license plates and what appeared to be two men smoking marijuana inside, police said.

As the cops walked up to the car, the driver fled at "an extremely high rate of speed," NYPD Assistant Chief Judith Harrison said at the press conference.

The driver hit a cyclist, Christopher and her grandson near Macon Street before colliding with another pedestrian and a car near Halsey Street, police said. The driver and passenger fled on foot after the crash, according to police.

The cyclist, third pedestrian and a person in the car that was hit were all taken to the hospital in stable condition, according to police.

One person was in custody on Saturday evening though no charges have been filed yet, according to police.

Elected officials were quick to cast blame in the wake of the crash.

Adams — who has long been critical of controversial bail reform laws — claimed the bail restrictions have prevented car jackers from being held behind bars. Grand larceny auto incidents have seen an 84-percent spike in the 81st Precinct where the crash occurred this year, according to NYPD data.

"Without even knowing who they are, I guarantee you they have a long criminal record,” Adams said of the suspects.

Others pointed to failing street safety measures on the block, which neighbors said told the Daily News a hotspot for speeding.

The crash is just a few blocks from a Malcolm X Boulevard intersection set for a redesign this year. Neighbors have pushed for those upgrades to expand to surrounding streets, where they say crashes have become commonplace.

"This accident is a failure of policy and infrastructure," Council Member Chi Ossé Tweeted about the crash. "Enough of the pushback, @NYCMayor let’s get it done and save lives."