Back in June, we reported that the actress Lisa Banes, who was best known for her work in movies like Cocktail and Gone Girl, had been killed in New York City in a brutal hit-and-run by someone on a scooter. Now, an arrest has finally been made in this case.
The New York Police Department confirmed to People Magazine that Brian Boyd, 26, was arrested on Thursday and charged with failing to yield to a pedestrian and leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death. This arrest was made following an investigation by the NYPD Highway District’s Collision Investigation Squad.
Banes was on her way to meet her wife Kathryn Kranhold for a dinner party on June 4 when she was hit by a red and black scooter or motorcycle “with no plate.” Banes had the right of way when she was hit while walking on the crosswalk at West 64th and Amsterdam Ave. as the driver ran a red light and continued northbound.
Banes was rushed to the hospital in critical condition with a traumatic brain injury, and she sadly passed away on June 14 at the age of 65. Boyd reportedly lives on the same street where the hit-and-run took place.
“We are heartsick over Lisa’s tragic and senseless passing,” Banes’ manager David Williams said after her death. “She was a woman of great spirit, kindness and generosity and dedicated to her work, whether on stage or in front of a camera and even more so to her wife, family and friends. We were blessed to have had her in our lives.”
A graduate of Juliard, Banes was a successful character actress who appeared in a variety of roles on stage and screen. The actress is dearly missed by her fans as well as by her many family and friends.
“She was very, very friendly and very loyal to her friends. If you made a friend with her, you made a friend for life,” her friend Cynthia Crossen told The New York Post. “She was warm and generous and kind and beautiful and funny and the life of the party, but also sympathetic and empathetic.”
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