A reckless Bronx driver who allegedly struck and killed a automobile wash worker – pinning him towards a automobile he was drying – has been arrested greater than two years later, cops mentioned.
Trina Bryant, 32, was picked up at her dwelling by the NYPD’s Warrants Squad Thursday afternoon in connection to the caught-on-video Feb. 19, 2023 crash in Morrisania, authorities mentioned.
She was charged with manslaughter, vehicular manslaughter, criminally negligent murder and leaving the scene of an accident, police mentioned.
Bryant allegedly veered her 2011 Ford Escape immediately into the trail of a 2017 Toyota Rav4, which Felix Thomas Bontia, 47, was drying after a washing outdoors the enterprise on Webster Avenue close to East 168th Road, police mentioned.
Bontia had his again turned to oncoming southbound visitors outdoors the automobile wash when Bryant allegedly whizzed right into a bus lane and struck each Bontia and the Toyota, with a 58-year-old man behind the wheel, in keeping with cops and the footage.
Bontia grew to become wedged between each autos earlier than he was thrown to the bottom, cops mentioned.
He was rushed to Lincoln Medical Middle, the place he was pronounced useless, police mentioned.
The Toyota driver was taken to St. Barnabas Hospital in steady situation with minor accidents, authorities mentioned.
The Toyota additionally struck a parked, unoccupied 2014 Nissan Altima due to the impression, in keeping with cops.
In the meantime, Bryant’s Ford got here to a ultimate relaxation a couple of block away, the place each she and her entrance passenger bought out and ran off, police mentioned.
Her passenger had not been caught by Thursday.
Bryant pleaded not responsible throughout her arraignment in Bronx Prison Courtroom and was ordered held on $250,000 money bail or $750,000 bond, on-line courtroom data present.
She has seven prior arrests – none for driving-related offenses, cops mentioned.
Her final arrest was in September of 2023 for allegedly violating an order of safety an acquaintance had in place, authorities mentioned.
