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Suspect in 2 Brooklyn hit-and-run homicides facing arraignment Saturday
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Samir Ferdowsi
Published Jul 12, 2025
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A Staten Island man is facing arraignment Saturday after police say he blew through a red light and killed two pedestrians early Friday in Brooklyn.
Police said Juventino Anastacio-Florentino drove a BMW 328i through a red light on 3rd Avenue and 52nd street, at around 4:30 Friday morning. He struck two people crossing the intersection — Kex Un Chen, 80, and Faqiu Lin, 59. Both were pronounced dead at the scene, according to police.
Anastacio-Florentino, 23, then drove off from the intersection, but was apprehended later Friday, according to the NYPD.
The Staten Island man was hit with a litany of charges, including two counts of manslaughter and two counts of criminally negligent homicide. He’s expected to be arraigned Saturday in Brooklyn criminal court.
The suspect's attorney information was not immediately available.
There have been at least 98 traffic deaths citywide this year, down from 135 by the same point last year, NYPD data shows. Roughly half of the deaths were of pedestrians in both years.
In the Brooklyn South Patrol Borough, where the collision took place, the data shows there are at least 21 traffic deaths, down from 27 at the same time in 2024.
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Samir Ferdowsi
Samir is a day-of reporter on the general assignment and breaking news desk. Previously Samir was a reporter, host and producer at VICE News.
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