NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — A wrong-way driver who killed a 3-month-old baby and seriously injured her mother after crashing into another car in Brooklyn in 2021 was sentenced to nine years in prison, the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office announced Wednesday.
On Sept. 11, 2021, Tyrik Mott, 30, was driving the wrong way on a one way street when he emerged into an intersection at Gates Avenue and Vanderbilt Avenue in Clinton Hill and slammed into a car that was driving through a green light.
The impact of the crash sent both cars careening onto the curb, hitting a husband and wife walking with their 3-month-old daughter in a stroller.
The infant Apolline Mong Guillemin died from her injuries, and her mother was treated for serious injuries at NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital.
The father and the driver the defendant hit also suffered minor injuries.
Mott ditched his vehicle and attempted to carjack a Hyundai Santa Fe on Atlantic Avenue about two blocks away. Police officers arrested him as he was attempting to commandeer the car.
After his arrest, police found he had been driving with a suspended license.
Mott pleaded guilty to manslaughter, attempted robbery, reckless driving, unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle and leaving the scene of an incident on March 22.
“This defendant’s reckless driving took the life of a precious young child, seriously injured her mother and devastated both parents,” said Brooklyn DA Eric Gonzalez. “We are committed to improving the safety of Brooklyn’s streets, and I hope the family finds a measure of solace with today’s sentencing, knowing this defendant will be off the streets for a long time.”
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