As alleged, this defendant's extreme recklessness behind the wheel cost the life of an innocent person and put many more people in harm's way. Brooklyn deserves safe streets, and I am committed to holding accountable any driver who endangers our community with this kind of dangerous and criminal conduct.
The force of the collision caused the vehicle to spin out of control and mount the sidewalk, striking a CitiBike rack. Caba-Gutierrez was thrown from the back seat of the Mercedes and into the street, where first responders would later find him with severe injuries.
Surveillance footage allegedly shows Rivera exiting his vehicle and walking up to Caba-Gutierrez where he lay on the sidewalk, before leaving him at the scene.
EMS rushed Caba-Gutierrez to NYC Health+Hospitals/Bellevue, where he was pronounced dead two hours later. It was his 33rd birthday. The driver of the MTA bus and several passengers were also transferred to the hospital after also suffering multiple injuries.
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