NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — A 32-year-old woman was indicted Monday after prosecutors said she crashed a stolen car into five pedestrians, including two children, in March causing serious injuries.
Sharon Godwin is charged with two counts of first-degree assault, seven counts of second-degree assault and one count of fourth-degree criminal possession of stolen property.
"Vehicular violence is a serious threat to the everyday safety of Manhattanites who are trying to walk, bike or drive as they go about their daily lives," said Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg in a statement Monday. "Everyone has a right to safe streets that are free from reckless and dangerous driving."
According to court documents and statements made on the record, Godwin was driving a vehicle that she stole from Yonkers on March 15 and struck the victims on the sidewalk around Broadway and West 190th Street.
Two of the victims suffered broken femurs, one suffered a torn ACL and received several staples, and two others sustained substantial bleeding.
Prosecutors said that once she was arrested, Godwin gave police a fake name.
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