Man arrested after mother killed, daughter injured in hit-and-run crash

BUSHWICK (WABC) -- Police have made an arrest in a hit-and-run that killed a mother in Bushwick, Brooklyn.

NYPD had been searching for a suspect since May when the crash happened.

Officers arrested 26-year-old Robert Matthews on Monday.

He faces a slew of charges, including manslaughter.

Investigators say Matthews was speeding away from a marked police vehicle on May 9th when he hit a mother and her adult daughter as they crossed Eldert Street and Knickerbocker Avenue.



The mother, 71-year-old Juanita Vidal, was killed and her 44-year-old daughter was injured.

Matthews ran away after crashing into a van.

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