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 stated.
Trina Bryant, 32, was picked up at her house by the NYPD’s Warrants Squad Thursday afternoon in connection to the caught-on-video Feb. 19, 2023 crash in Morrisania, authorities stated.
She was charged with manslaughter, vehicular manslaughter, criminally negligent murder and leaving the scene of an accident, police stated.
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 exterior the enterprise on Webster Avenue close to East 168th Road, police stated.
Bontia had his again turned to oncoming southbound site visitors exterior 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, based on cops and the footage.
Bontia turned wedged between each automobiles earlier than he was thrown to the bottom, cops stated.
He was rushed to Lincoln Medical Middle, the place he was pronounced lifeless, police stated.
The Toyota driver was taken to St. Barnabas Hospital in secure situation with minor accidents, authorities stated.
The Toyota additionally struck a parked, unoccupied 2014 Nissan Altima due to the impression, based on cops.
In the meantime, Bryant’s Ford got here to a closing relaxation a couple of block away, the place each she and her entrance passenger obtained out and ran off, police stated.
Her passenger had not been caught by Thursday.
Bryant pleaded not responsible throughout her arraignment in Bronx Prison Court docket and was ordered held on $250,000 money bail or $750,000 bond, on-line court docket data present.
She has seven prior arrests – none for driving-related offenses, cops stated.
Her final arrest was in September of 2023 for allegedly violating an order of safety an acquaintance had in place, authorities stated.
