Two New York City police officers have been suspended after allegedly leaving the scene of a crash that killed the driver of a stolen vehicle they were pursuing, according to reports citing confidential police sources.
The officers, assigned to the 50th Precinct in the Bronx, could face additional discipline as the NYPD’s Force Investigation Division has launched a probe into their role in the deadly accident.
The incident unfolded the morning of April 2 when the officers began tailing the driver of a stolen Honda CR-V. The pursuit, which began on the Henry Hudson Parkway, took them into Manhattan before sunrise.
At approximately 4:55 a.m., the Honda driver exited the highway at Dyckman Street in Inwood. The driver lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a building near the edge of Inwood Hill Park, causing the car to explode in flames…