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Yahoo
02-03-2025
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Unlicensed Mercedes driver kills his passenger in crash with school bus, flees in taxi: NYPD
An unlicensed driver killed a young woman riding in his Mercedes-Benz when he crashed into a school bus in Brooklyn — and then fled the scene in a taxi, cops said Sunday. Tyree Epps, 32, was speeding south in a 2008 Mercedes-Benz C300 on Van Sinderen Ave. in Brownsville when police say he sped through a stop sign at Blake Ave. about 1 p.m. Thursday. He plowed into the rear driver's side of an eastbound 2019 Blue Bird school bus, sending it careening into a parked box truck, according to police. Imani Vance, 26, who was sitting in the passenger seat of Epps' Mercedes, suffered severe head trauma, cops said. Medics rushed her to Brookdale University Hospital but she couldn't be saved. The 57-year-old woman driving the school bus was taken to Kings County Hospital in stable condition. Police later arrested Epps, who lives in East New York. He is being charged with manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide, leaving the scene of a fatal crash and driving without a license. He was arraigned in Brooklyn Criminal Court Friday and ordered held without bail.
Yahoo
02-03-2025
- Yahoo
Mercedes driver hit with manslaughter charge after crashing into school bus in Brooklyn, killing passenger
An unlicensed hit-and-run driver killed a young woman riding in his Mercedes-Benz in a chain-reaction crash involving a school bus in Brooklyn Thursday, then tried to flee the scene in a taxi, cops aid. Tyree Epps, 32, was going south on Van Sinderen Ave. in a 2008 Mercedes-Benz C300 when police say he sped through a stop sign at Blake Ave. in Brownsville just after 1 p.m. He plowed into the rear driver's side of a 2019 Blue Bird school bus going East on Blake, sending the bus careening into a nearby parked box truck, according to police. Imani Vance, 26, who was sitting in the passenger seat of Epps' Mercedes, suffered severe head trauma, cops said. Medics took her to Brookdale University Hospital, but she couldn't be saved. The 57-year-old woman driving the school bus also suffered injuries and was taken to Kings County Hospital in stable condition. Police later arrested Epps, who lives in East New York. He is being charged with manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide, leaving the scene of a fatal crash and driving without a license. He was arraigned in Brooklyn Criminal Court Friday and ordered held without bail.
Yahoo
28-02-2025
- Yahoo
Mercedes driver in deadly Brooklyn school bus crash arrested: NYPD
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (PIX11) – A Mercedes driver involved in a deadly school bus crash in Brooklyn that killed a 24-year-old passenger on Thursday has been charged with manslaughter, according to arrest records. Tyree Epps, 32, of Brooklyn, was arrested on Thursday after fleeing from the crash scene, police said. More Crime News Epps was heading south on Van Sinderen Avenue when he collided with the school bus traveling east on Blake Avenue, according to police. Emergency Medical Services took the 57-year-old bus driver and his 24-year-old passenger in the Mercedes-Benz to a nearby hospital. The bus driver was expected to survive. His passenger was taken to the hospital in critical condition. She later died and suffered severe head trauma, authorities said. Tyree is accused of manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide, leaving the scene of an accident that resulted in death, aggravated unlicensed operator, driving without a license, failure to stop at the stop sign, and imprudent speed. The passenger in the Mercedes has not been identified and is pending family notification, police said. Matthew Euzarraga is a multimedia journalist from El Paso, Texas. He has covered local news and LGBTQIA topics in the New York City Metro area since 2021. He joined the PIX11 Digital team in 2023. You can see more of his work here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
