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A 72-year-old man named Michael Griffiths was arrested for leaving the scene of an accident that killed former Nickelodeon star Kianna Underwood in Brooklyn earlier this year. Surveillance footage shows Underwood crossing against the light when Griffiths' SUV struck her, causing her death at the scene. Despite claiming he did nothing wrong and had pulled over to help after hitting something, Griffiths faces charges including leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death. The article highlights that Griffiths’ car was ticketed for 41 violations, with 25 tickets specifically for speeding.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-30,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
In January, former Nickelodeon star Kianna Underwood was killed in a pedestrian accident in Brooklyn when she crossed against the light at Watkins Street and Pitkin Avenue. A surveillance video showed that a Ford SUV driven by Michael Griffiths, 72, hit her as he swerved into oncoming traffic to pass another car. Despite acknowledging hitting something at the time of the incident, Griffiths insisted he did nothing wrong when interviewed in late January.
Several months after the fatal accident, Griffiths was arrested and charged with leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death and leaving the scene of an accident with injury by the NYPD. Underwood was pronounced dead at the intersection of Osborn Street and Pitkin Avenue due to severe trauma from the collision.
Written for “Hit And Run Death NYPD” on 2026-10-05,
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A 72-year-old man who insisted he “did nothing wrong” when he fatally struck former Nickelodeon star Kianna Underwood as she crossed a Brooklyn street at the start of the year has been arrested for the alleged hit-and-run death several months later.
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she → insist → death
Michael Griffiths was cuffed Tuesday and charged with leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death and leaving the scene of an accident with injury, the NYPD said.
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NYPD → cuff → injury
Surveillance footage obtained by The Post showed Underwood crossing against the light at Watkins Street and Pitkin Avenue when a Ford SUV crossed the double yellow line into the opposite lane to pass a stopped car ahead.
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SUV → obtain → car
The SUV hit Underwood in the crosswalk, sending her flying across the intersection.
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her → hit → intersection
She was discovered with severe trauma at the intersection of Osborn Street and Pitkin Avenue, and was pronounced dead at the scene, cops and sources said.
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cops → discover → scene
Griffiths told the New York Daily News in late January he recalled hitting “something” when his 2021 black Ford Explorer struck Underwood — but insisted he “did nothing wrong.”
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he → tell → nothing
I was going to work…
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I → go → work
It felt like I hit something, and I pulled over and stopped,” he told the publication.
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he → feel → publication
Griffiths told the paper he pulled over after he hit Underwood and “saw another car hit the person and started dragging the person.”
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car → tell → person
He said he then got out of the car and, with other bystanders, tried to flag down the second vehicle, which fled the scene.
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which → say → scene
Griffiths said he then left to take his medication and “felt like I was going to faint when the incident happened,” he told the Daily News.
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he → say → News
The elderly driver told the outlet that police had impounded his car — which had been ticketed for 41 violations, including 25 for speeding, according to records.
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which → tell → records
Underwood, who appeared on the final season of the popular kids’ sketch comedy show “All That” in 2005, had been struggling with homelessness in recent years, becoming a frequent sight on the Brownsville streets where she died.
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she → appear → streets
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