Hit-and-run Mercedes driver who allegedly killed motorist on NYC highway in 2021 is arrested: cops
A 27-year-old man, Jay Taveras, was arrested in connection with a 2021 hit-and-run on the West Side Highway in Manhattan that resulted in the death of 58-year-old Thomas Dunlea. Taveras, who allegedly fled the scene after striking Dunlea's vehicle head-on, faces charges including manslaughter and leaving the scene of a fatal accident. The arrest was made during a parole meeting, five years after the incident and following Dunlea's death from injuries sustained in the crash.
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Metro Hit-and-run Mercedes driver who allegedly killed motorist on NYC highway in 2021 is arrested: cops By Amanda Woods Published April 30, 2026, 7:12 p.m. ET A hit-and-run Mercedes driver who struck and killed another motorist on the West Side Highway five years ago was finally arrested this week, police said. Jay Taveras, 27, was charged with manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide and leaving the scene of an accident in the early-morning crash that killed Thomas Dunlea, 58, in late December of 2021, according to authorities. Taveras was picked up by investigators Wednesday evening while at a parole meeting related to a Manhattan attempted assault conviction, according to law enforcement sources and State Correction records.
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