Driver Arrested for Killing 2 in East New York Hit-and-Run: NYPD

CYPRESS HILLS, BROOKLYN, NY — Police have arrested a man who allegedly fled the scene of a hit-and-run that killed two pedestrians early Monday morning in Cypress Hills.

Efrin Lanfranco-Perez, 21, a resident of Cypress Hills, was arrested Monday and charged by police with two counts of leaving the scene of an accident, as well as driving without a license.

Lanfranco-Perez had yet to be arraigned as of Tuesday afternoon, city records show.

According to the NYPD, Delman Maldonado, 41, of Glendale, and Israel Turcios, 56, of Cypress Hills, were hit just after midnight on August 1 at the intersection of Fulton Avenue and Chestnut Street.

Emergency medical responders pronounced Maldonado dead at the scene, police said. Turcios was transported to Brookdale Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

According to police, the victims were struck by an Acura TL sedan that was driving east on Fulton Street at a high speed. The car hit the pedestrians, as well as two parked cars at the intersection.

Anyone with information on this crash can confidentially report it via the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers website or by anonymously calling the Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).

Los hispanohablantes pueden llamar 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).

Tips can also be text-messaged to the NYPD by texting 274637 (CRIMES), then entering TIP577.

According to NYPD statistics, through May of this year, 189 pedestrians were injured by cars at Brooklyn intersections, but none were killed.

Pictured at top: the intersection of Fulton and Chestnut. Image via Google Maps