"NYPD detectives charged a Medford man on Tuesday with leaving the scene of a September hit-and-run crash that killed a woman in Brooklyn. Luis Machado, 33, of Medford, was arrested on Tuesday in the Sept. 27 crash that killed Alexandra Huggins, 32, of Brooklyn, when she was struck while riding her bicycle in Williamsburg, the NYPD said. Huggins was found unconscious and taken to NYC Health + Hospitals/Woodhull, where she was pronounced dead, police said."
"The NYPD Highway District's Collision Investigation Squad said Machado was identified as a suspect through the investigation. Machado pleaded not guilty in Brooklyn court on Tuesday to one felony charge of leaving an accident resulting in death. He was released on his own recognizance and ordered to return to court on Jan. 9, according to court records. Machado's defense attorney was not listed in court records."
A bicyclist, Alexandra Huggins, 32, was struck and killed on Sept. 27 while riding in Williamsburg around 2:30 a.m. She was heading south on Leonard Street when a blue Tesla traveling west on Meserole Street struck her and then fled the scene. Huggins was found unconscious and taken to NYC Health + Hospitals/Woodhull, where she was pronounced dead. Luis Machado, 33, of Medford, was identified by the NYPD Highway District's Collision Investigation Squad as a suspect and arrested. Machado pleaded not guilty to a felony count of leaving an accident resulting in death, was released on his own recognizance, and must return to court on Jan. 9. Court records do not list a defense attorney.
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