Medford Man Arrested In Connection With Bicyclist's Hit-And-Run Death: NYPD

NEW YORK, NY — A Medford man was charged Tuesday in connection with the hit-and-run death of a woman in Brooklyn back in September, a New York Police Department spokeswoman confirmed.

Luis Machado, 33, was charged Tuesday morning within the confines of the 84th Precinct in New York City with leaving the scene of a crash resulting in death for the Sept. 27 incident during which Alexandra Huggins, 32, of Brooklyn, died after she was struck riding her bicycle in Williamsburg, according to the NYPD.

Officers responded around 2:30 a.m. to a crash at Meserole and Leonard Streets, where a blue Tesla had slammed into Huggins as she rode west on her bike, according to police.

First responders found Huggins sprawled on the pavement with severe injuries; she was rushed to Woodhull Hospital by EMS but died shortly after, authorities said.

Huggins was biking along Leonard Street when the Tesla hit her, and the driver fled westbound on Meserole Street, police said.

The department's Highway District’s Collision Investigation Squad said Machado was identified as a suspect through its investigation, Newsday reported.

Machado's arraignment information was not immediately available Tuesday afternoon.

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