Driver charged in serious hit and run in Brooklyn

February 2, 2023
Driver charged in serious hit and run in Brooklyn

NEW YORK, NY – 29-year-old Clossie Spencer has been charged with assault, reckless driving and leaving the scene of an accident with injury.

On August 14th, Spencer was driving a Mercury Mountaineer in the area of Buffalo Avenue and Pacific Street in Crown Heights when he failed to stop for an all-way stop sign at the intersection. He struck a 36-year-old woman who was crossing the street in the crosswalk across Pacific Street.

He fled the scene.

The woman was taken to NYC Health and Hospital/ Kings in critical condition.