Crime & Safety
Driver Arrested In Fatal NYC Crash That Killed One, Police Say
The 64-year-old driver has been charged with failure to yield in connection with the death of 68-year-old Maurette Lafleur.
BROOKLYN, NY — A 64-year-old woman is facing charges after a crash in East Flatbush in May that left a pedestrian dead, police said.
Carol Allen was arrested this past weekend by officers from the 67th Precinct in connection with the crash that fatally struck 68-year-old Maurette Lafleur as she crossed the street. She faces two charges: failure to yield and failure to exercise due care.
Police said Lafleur was in a marked crosswalk, crossing north to south on Rutland Road around the evening of May 14, when Allen, who was driving a 2025 Mercedes-Benz GLC turning left from East 95th Street, struck her.
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Allen remained at the scene after the crash, according to police. Lafleur was taken to NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County, where she was later pronounced dead.
Lafleur was about two miles from her home when she was struck, according to police.
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