An arrest has been made in the death of a former Nickelodeon star killed in a gruesome hit-and-run car crash in New York City.

On Tuesday (Sept. 29), authorities announced that Michael Griffiths has been indicted in connection with the death of Kianna Underwood, who was slain in January after being struck and run over by a vehicle while crossing a Brooklyn intersection.

Griffiths, 72, was taken into custody and hit with multiple charges, including leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death. However, Griffiths, who lives a short distance from the site of the crash, claims he is not at fault for the 33-year-old's death.

According to reports, on Jan. 16, Underwood was crossing the street against a red light at the intersection of Pitkin Avenue and Mother Gaston Boulevard in Brownsville when Griffith, who was driving a black 2021 Ford Explorer SUV, initially struck her.

After the first collision, Underwood was run over by a second vehicle, identified as a black sedan, heading west on Pitkin Avenue, with the victim being dragged for two blocks before her body became dislodged on Pitkin Avenue, near Osborne Street. While Griffiths claims to have gotten out of his vehicle in an attempt to flag down the second driver and tend to the victim, he's accused of fleeing before police arrived on the scene.

 I did nothing wrong,  Griffiths, who claimed he was headed to work at the time of the crash, told the New York Daily News days after the incident.  At the time it was a little bit darkish. It felt like I hit something, and I pulled over and stopped.  He also attributed his brisk departure from the scene to fear of a medical episode due to being without his medication.

 I felt like I was going to faint,  he told the outlet of his reaction to the collision. Griffiths also admitted to stonewalling police when first questioned about the incident, which he says his attorney advised. According to the city, Griffiths' vehicle has 41 violations in connection to this, including 25 for exceeding the speed limit.

The driver of the black sedan has yet to be identified or apprehended.

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