MANHATTAN MAN IS SENTENCED TO A TERM OF FIFTEEN YEARS IMPRISONMENT FOR A “HIT AND RUN” INCIDENT THAT LEFT TWO PEDESTRIANS SERIOUSLY INJURED

Bronx District Attorney Robert T. Johnson announced today that 19 year-old Korey Bullock , of Manhattan, has been sentenced to a term of fifteen years imprisonment for the January 2004 “hit and run” accident that left two pedestrians seriously injured.

State Supreme Court Justice Robert A. Sackett, sentenced Bullock of 157 West 123rd Street, Manhattan, to a term of fifteen years imprisonment. Bullock pled guilty last month to two counts of Assault in the 1st degree, one count each of Criminal possession of stolen property in the 4th degree, Reckless endangerment in the 2nd degree and Leaving the scene of an accident without reporting.

The incident occurred on January 19, 2004, near Bryant and Westchester Avenues. Police officers Michael Parchen, John Caruso and Ellis Deloren, on routine patrol in the 40th Precinct, spotted the defendant driving a vehicle with a broken tail light and missing rear view mirror. When they attempted to pull the driver over, the defendant fled and ran a red light on Westchester Avenue. The defendant lost control of the vehicle as he made a left turn onto Bryant Avenue striking Zanaida Rodriguez, 45, and her grandson Jonathan Garcia, 4, as they waited at a bus stop.

Bullock, according to court papers, got out of the vehicle and ran. Two of the Police Officers chased and apprehended the defendant. The impact of the crash nearly severed both of Rodriguez’s legs. Her left leg was later amputated and she nearly lost her right leg. Garcia was thrown 12 to 15 feet and wedged underneath a bench. He suffered lacerations to his face and spleen and lost most of his teeth.

Assistant District Attorney Adam Oustatcher of the Child Abuse / Sex Crimes Unit prosecuted this case.