"DNA recovered from the Jeep's gear shift and surveillance footage later linked Gelle to the crash. He was arrested in July 2025. District Attorney Gonzalez called the defendant's actions reckless and selfish, saying the sentence reflects the seriousness of the deadly crash and the decision to flee."
A Brooklyn man was sentenced to five to 10 years in prison for a fatal hit-and-run crash in Bedford-Stuyvesant. The crash occurred on October 10, 2024, around 3:05 a.m., when he drove a gray 2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee northbound on Bedford Avenue. Prosecutors said surveillance showed the SUV traveling about 53 miles per hour, running multiple red lights, driving through bike lanes, and triggering speed cameras. At Bedford Avenue and Lafayette Avenue, he ran a steady red light and struck Felix Mendez as he crossed in a marked crosswalk. Mendez died from the impact. The driver fled without stopping to render aid or report the crash, continued driving recklessly, ran additional red lights and stop signs, and abandoned the SUV four blocks away. Authorities said he attempted to sanitize the vehicle, and DNA from the gear shift and surveillance footage linked him to the crash.
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