A Bronx driver who allegedly killed a livery cab driver while speeding 77 mph in a 25 mph zone before fleeing the scene two years ago will now face justice — after her DNA was found on an airbag, the Bronx District Attorney announced Friday.
Imani Williams, 36, was arraigned on Friday on second-degree manslaughter, leaving a scene of the accident, criminally negligent homicide and reckless driving charges, for the fatal June 5, 2022, hit-and-run, according to prosecutors.
“This defendant was allegedly driving three times the speed limit when her SUV slammed into a livery cab, and she fled the scene without checking on the driver’s condition or waiting for first responders to arrive,” District Attorney Darcel Clark said in a statement Friday.
The Bronx resident was allegedly using the bus lane to whiz past another vehicle and ran a red light before striking the driver’s side of the car of Robert Godwin, 45, a livery cab driver, prosecutors said.
Williams allegedly pulled herself out of the vehicle and fled the scene on foot — without checking to see if Godwin was injured.
Investigators were able to lift a DNA sample from the driver’s side airbag which was determined to be Williams in February 2025, the release stated.
Godwin, of Queens, suffered critical injuries and was later pronounced dead at the hospital.
Williams has been granted supervised release with electronic monitoring before returning to court on Oct. 29.
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