Man Dead After 2 Crown Heights Car Crashes, Medical Episode: NYPD

CROWN HEIGHTS, NY — A 24-year-old man from Brooklyn stands accused of killing a driver after two consecutive car crashes caused a medical episode, police said.

Elijah Lucaine, 24, of Queens, blew through a traffic stop near Eastern Parkway and Bergen Street on March 13, then traveled through Crown Heights and hit a car at Crown Street and Nostrand Avenue, police said.

The impact of the crash launched both drivers into an empty parked car, according to the NYPD.

Both drivers were sent to an area hospital, and 56-year-old Ellis David Brian, of Prospect Lefferts Gardens, was initially in stable but serious condition, police said.

But the 56-year-old had a medical episode during his treatment, rendering him dead four days later, police said.

Lucaine initially made out with reckless endangerment and driving charges. As of Friday, Lucaine faces a homicide charge related to the March crashes.