The Acura after today’s fatal accident (G.N.Miller/New York Post)
A grisly two-car crash left three people dead and another young man critically hurt early this morning in Brooklyn.
A black Acura was driving on Avenue U in Sheepshead Bay at about 2 a.m. when it T-boned a red Toyota headed north on East 5th Street.
The driver of the Acura, a 21-year-old man, was killed, as were the two people in the Toyota, a 26-year-old man and his 24-year-old female passenger. The names of the victims are being withheld by The Post pending family notification.
“They came to my door early this morning and said she was gone,” the grieving mom of the 24-year-old woman said. “She was beautiful, smart. She was fun loving, she was vibrant.”
The parents said police told them the Acura was doing 70 miles per hour at the time of the impact.
Several nearby parked cars and an MTA bus were also hit in the crash.
Cops are investigating whether the Acura blew a red light at the intersection.
The Acura driver and the couple in the Toyota were killed at the scene of the crash, police said. A man riding in the Acura was ejected from the car and was listed in critical condition at Lutheran Medical Center with head trauma, authorities said.
A friend of the Acura driver described him as a “good kid.”
“He’s a good kid, no drugs, no weed. He would only drink once in a while,” the friend, who identified himself only as Morris, said. “He would never drive drunk.”
Police have not said whether alcohol or drugs played a role in the accident.