Two killed in NYC after speeding, stolen car ‘full of drugs and booze’ plows into sidewalk: Cops, sources

The driver of an allegedly stolen car sped across the the Manhattan Bridge and lost control, striking and killing two people before careening into an NYPD van Saturday morning, police said.

The grisly scene unfolded just before 7:30 a.m., when a blue Chevrolet Malibu traveled west across the bridge and plowed into a man on a bicycle and the 63-year-old woman sitting on a bench on the corner of Bowery and Canal Street, police said. 

Both victims were pronounced dead at the scene, while the driver — who had turned 23 Friday — and her female passenger, 22, apparently tried to flee and were taken into custody about a block from the scene, sources said.

The vehicle was “full of booze and drugs,” police sources said.

The blue Chevrolet Malibu flew off the Manhattan Bridge, and fatally plowed into the elderly woman and a man on a bicycle, cops said. William Farrington
The driver also slammed into an empty NYPD van parked on the street, totaling it. William Farrington

The Chevy, which had Wisconsin license plates, also struck a parked, empty NYPD van nearby, totaling it.

The passenger had rented the vehicle last month but hadn’t returned it, sources added.

The apparently blood-splattered driver was carried by three NYPD officers into the 5th Precinct, her body and head hung limp, pictures showed.

The driver, who turned 23 Friday, was pictured getting carried by three NYPD officers into the 5th Precinct. William Farrington
Both women’s clothing appeared to be splattered with blood. William Farrington

Her pal was escorted into the precinct in handcuffs, with blood on her grey leggings.

Both women were taken to Bellevue Hospital, where they’re being tested for drugs, police sources said. They have not been charged with any crimes. 

The Chevy had previously been reported stolen by a rental car dealership in Staten Island.

The victims have not been publicly identified and the incident is under investigation, cops said. 

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