1NEW YORK, NY – A Manhattan man has been arrested and charged in connection with a fatal collision that killed a construction worker on the Washington Bridge last year.

Jesus Juarez, 36, of West 161st Street, was taken into custody Tuesday morning by officers in the 5th Precinct.

He faces charges of reckless driving, failure to yield to a pedestrian or bicyclist, and failure to exercise due care causing serious physical injury.

The arrest stems from a crash that occurred on the night of August 2, 2024, when police responded to reports of a pedestrian struck on the Washington Bridge near Amsterdam Avenue within the 34th Precinct.

Officers arrived to find 41-year-old construction worker Herb Henry Alesna lying on the roadway with severe trauma. Emergency medical personnel pronounced him

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