Crime & Safety
1 Dead, 1 Critical After Fiery Crash In Crown Heights: Cops
Emergency responders found two men in a car engulfed in flames on Atlantic Avenue on Saturday, police said.
CROWN HEIGHTS, BROOKLYN — One man is dead and another in critical condition after a fiery crash in Crown Heights early Saturday morning, according to police.
Emergency responders found the two men inside a Maserati engulfed in flames near Atlantic and Rochester avenues just before 3:30 a.m., according to police.
After firefighters put out the blaze, the driver was pronounced dead. His 35-year-old passenger was taken to Brookdale Hospital in critical condition, police said.
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Investigators say the two had been speeding west on Atlantic Avenue when the driver lost control, mounted the curb and hit a pillar underneath the elevated Long Island Railroad Tracks, police said.
The crash is being investigated by the NYPD's Highway Collision Investigation Squad.
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