Stolen Car Driver Indicted In Grand Central Police Chase Mayhem: DA

NEW YORK CITY — A drugged-out driver of a stolen car who struck seven people while leading police on a wild rush hour chase outside Grand Central Station has been indicted, prosecutors said.

Kyle Fernandez, 20, faces assault, reckless endangerment and possession of stolen property charges in the indictment handed down Tuesday, authorities said.

The indictment centered around an Aug. 1 chase that began when police, who noticed the car Fernandez drove had been reported stolen, tried to pull him over near East 44th Street and Second Avenue, prosecutors said.

"As alleged, this driver injured seven people and put the safety of many other New Yorkers at risk as he recklessly careened throughout Midtown during rush hour," said Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg in a statement.

The wild chase saw Fernandez, who had been taking drugs, speed away, drive through a red light and turn the wrong way on a one-way street, where he struck a bicyclist, prosecutors said.

He drove on the sidewalk at Lexington Avenue and East 42nd Street, where he crashed into another vehicle and struck several pedestrians, authorities said.

After making a U-turn and hitting more pedestrians, he crashed into a second car that made his airbags deploy, prosecutors said.

Fernandez tried to run off, but bystanders stopped him so police could arrest him, authorities said.