Tony Award-winning Broadway actress Ruthie Ann Miles was in critical condition Monday after she was struck by a car in Brooklyn in an accident that killed her 4-year-old daughter and another child.
Tony Award-Winning Actress Hurt in Deadly Wreck After Driver Blows Red Light in Brooklyn
Miles was walking with a friend, Lauren Lew, and their kids in Park Slope when a white Volvo reportedly ran a red light, drove through the intersection and plowed through a crowd of people in the crosswalk. Miles and Lew were both injured in the crash. Miles' 4-year-old daughter Abigail and Lew's 1-year-old son Joshua were killed. A fifth victim, a 46-year-old man, was also hit.
Miles, who is currently expecting her second child, was critically injured but listed in stable condition.
Investigators are looking into a cause of the crash. The New York Daily News reports that the driver claimed to have suffered a seizure and says she doesn't remember the crash. No charges have been released.
A GoFundMe page has been set up for Miles and her family, as well as a GoFundMe page for Lauren and Charles Lew. As of Tuesday, both fundraisers have already far exceeded their respective initial $5,000 goals, with more donations continuing to pour in.
Fundraiser for Ruthie Ann Miles and her family. https://t.co/2mIXZE0Hiu
— Angry Asian Man (@angryasianman) March 6, 2018
Fundraiser for Lauren and Charles Lew, whose 1-year-old son was killed in the crash. https://t.co/mPJx2aJVOx
— Angry Asian Man (@angryasianman) March 6, 2018
Miles won a Tony Award for her role in the 2015 Broadway revival of The King and I. Last month, she appeared in a high-profile concert staging of the musical Chess at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC. Miles was also known for her recurring role as Young Hee Seong on FX's The Americans.
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