BROOKLYN, NY — Police have arrested an unlicensed driver who cause a fatal crash that killed a 67-year-old man on a Brooklyn sidewalk this past July.
Brandon Hightower, 32, was arrested and charged Thursday with reckless driving and unlicensed operation of a vehicle, police said.
Hightower is accused of driving a Toyota Highlander on July 18 and crashing his vehicle into a Hyundai Palisade at St. Marks and Franklin avenues which caused a chain reaction crash.
The Hyundai went onto the sidewalk and struck Heriberto Morales and hitting another parked car.
Morales was taken to Kings County Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
An investigation remains ongoing.
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