Broadway star Ruthie Ann Miles injured, 4-year-old daughter killed in car crash

A car ran a red light and drove through a crowd of people in Brooklyn.



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.

Ruthie Ann Miles wins Tony Award for 'The King and I'

Broadway debut earns Miles a trophy for Featured Actress in a Musical



Last night at the 69th Tony Awards, Ruthie Ann Miles won the award for Featured Actress in a Musical for her performance in the Broadway revival of Rodgers and Hammerstein's The King and I.

Tony Awards 2015: Ruthie Ann Miles Wins Best Featured Actress in a Musical

The Lincoln Center Theater's production of The King and I marks Miles' Broadway debut, playing Lady Thiang, the head wife of the King of Siam. Her previous Off-Broadway credits include Here Lies Love, Avenue Q, Two by Two, The Roar of the Greasepaint and The Smell of the Crowd.

"Please recycle," she told the audience as she began her acceptance speech, which she read off her iPhone.

Here's video of her speech: