NEW YORK – A 23-year-old Brooklyn man was accused of killing his passenger and injuring three other people in a rollover and Tesla crash at 100mph last year, prosecutors said Wednesday.
Jonathan Mikhaylov, of Gravesend, is charged with manslaughter, manslaughter, assault, reckless danger and other crimes in the June 10, 2021, night accident on National Drive in Mill Basin.
Prosecutors say Mikhaylov was driving at an extremely high speed – more than 100 mph – when he missed a ninety-degree turn on Strickland Avenue, walked through a metal fence and hit two dumpsters.
The impact sent the Tesla flying nearly 40 feet in the air. It turned in midair, at which point the rear passenger side of the car hit a retaining wall. The vehicle eventually stopped in the driveway of a retirement home.
No one in the facility was injured, but 18-year-old Jack Levy, one of four passengers in Mikhaylov’s Tesla, suffered severe head trauma and died the day after the accident. Another 18-year-old suffered multiple fractures, a liver laceration and lung bruises, while a third passenger, 22, sustained a skull fracture.
Minor injuries to the fourth passenger. Mikhaylov also escaped with minor injuries.
According to court documents, Mikhaylov was driving at 100 mph in less than three seconds before the initial collision. Surveillance of the elderly community shows the collision and speed at which Mikhaylov was driving at the time, prosecutors say.
Information on a possible lawyer for him was not immediately available. He is due to return to court in January and faces up to 15 years in prison if convicted on the highest charge.
“The alleged reckless driving of this defendant resulted in the death of a young man whose entire life lay ahead of him and left others injured,” Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez said in a statement announcing the deed. accusation. “My office will continue to investigate road accident cases thoroughly. violence and prosecution of drivers who break the law on our roads and endanger our communities.
