NYC man charged in 2024 fatal hit-and-run
New York City resident Timothy Bohler, 31, who has 20 prior arrests, was charged last week with leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death and related offenses after allegedly striking 52-year-old cancer survivor Lelawattie Narine with a motorcycle in the Bronx on March 22, 2024. Narine died two weeks later; Bohler, already jailed on Rikers for a separate January 2025 machete assault that severed a man’s fingers, was served the new charges while in custody.
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📌 Key Facts
- Incident date/location: March 22, 2024, Bronx; victim Lelawattie Narine, 52, died two weeks later
- New charges include leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death, failure to exercise due care, aggravated unlicensed operation, and operating an unregistered vehicle
- Defendant has 20 prior arrests and is currently held on Rikers for an unrelated January 2025 machete attack