Indictment Made After 5 Injured In Wash Heights Stolen Car Crash: DA

WASHINGTON HEIGHTS, NY — A woman accused of stealing a car and crashing it into a group of people in Washington Heights, including two children, was indicted Tuesday on a slew of charges, the Manhattan District Attorney's Office announced.

Sharon Godwin, 32, was charged with nine counts of assault and one count of criminal possession of a stolen property, in connection to plowing into five people in Upper Manhattan last month, the District Attorney's Office said.

“Sharon Godwin allegedly plowed her stolen vehicle onto a crowded sidewalk and injured multiple pedestrians and children. Vehicular violence is a serious threat to the everyday safety of Manhattanites who are trying to walk, bike or drive as they go about their daily lives,” said District Attorney Alvin Bragg in a news release.

Godwin was driving a stolen car in Upper Manhattan on March 15 that she had stolen from Yonkers, according to court documents.

She was driving around Broadway and West 190th Street, when she veered onto the sidewalk and crashed into five people, including two children, the District Attorney's Office said.

Two of people suffered broken femurs, one suffered a torn ACL and received several staples, and two others were left substantially bleeding, the District Attorney's Office said.

In the immediate aftermath, Godwin also provided a fake name to the police as she was getting arrested, District Attorney's Office said.

“Everyone has a right to safe streets that are free from reckless and dangerous driving," Bragg added in the news release.