The handicapped entrance to Trader Joe’s in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn, is taped off following a fiery crash early Friday morning that took the life of Shanti Joyner, 18. Eagle photo by Mary Frost
COBBLE HILL — Both drivers have been arrested in a fiery crash that took the life of a young woman in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn early Friday morning.
Police have identified the victim as Shanti Joyner, age 18. Joyner lived on Charles Avenue in the Port Richmond section of Staten Island, police said.
Joyner was a passenger in the front seat of a white 2019 Honda Accord which was being driven by her sister Iesha Joyner, 32. Their Honda was struck by a black Mercedes Benz S550 driven by Kashawn Croswell, 25, as he drove “recklessly” through the intersection of Atlantic Avenue and Court Street, according to the police report. Police received the 911 call at 3:25 a.m.
Both drivers involved in the crash have been arrested: Croswell, who is a resident of Vandalia Avenue in East New York, and Iesha Joyner, who lives in Staten Island with her sister. Joyner is currently hospitalized at New York-Presbyterian Methodist Hospital.
Croswell was charged with Manslaughter: Recklessly causes death; Criminally Negligent Homicide; and Leaving Accident — result in death, according to the police report.
Joyner was charged with Driving While Intoxicated; Operating a Motor Vehicle Without Insurance; Motor Vehicle Violation: Operator unregistered vehicle; and Driving While Ability Impaired by Alcohol.
An investigation by the NYPD Highway District’s Collision Investigation Squad determined that Crosswell’s Mercedes was traveling southbound on Court Street, approaching the intersection of Atlantic Avenue. As he proceeded through the intersection, his Mercedes struck Joyner’s Honda, causing the Honda to spin and strike a tree…
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