Repeat Offender with Machete History Charged in Fatal Hit-and-Run, Victim was Cancer Survivor

A man from New York City, with a history of almost two dozen arrests, is now facing further incarceration after allegedly hitting a cancer survivor fatally with his motorcycle last year, as reported by police. 

Timothy Bohler, aged 31, is accused of crashing into 52-year-old Lelawattie Narine with his Jiajue motorcycle in the Bronx at approximately 8:30 p.m. on March 22, 2024, according to the New York Daily News. Reports say both fell onto the street, with Bohler leaving his motorcycle behind and fleeing the scene on foot. 

Narine, who was at a street corner during the accident, sustained a severe head injury and was taken to a local hospital in critical condition, as noted by the outlet. She succumbed to her injuries two weeks later.

Doctors were reportedly able to reattach three of Young’s fingers following a 13-hour-long surgery. 

Authorities apprehended Bohler weeks later on February 3, charging him with assault, attempted assault, and criminal possession of a weapon, based on court documents acquired by Fox News Digital. He has pleaded not guilty and is due back in court on October 21. 

“I just hope they keep him this time because they’re letting them out over and over. I pray this time it sticks. Someone died,” expressed Young’s mother, Kimtreese Young, to The Post. “Maybe this gives my son strength to go get some help. When he couldn’t work for the city anymore, he just gave up. It was like a domino effect.”

Bohler has repeatedly encountered law enforcement, including an alleged assault on deli workers in the Bronx after failing to purchase a six-pack of beer on credit in 2016, as reported by the Post. In October 2024, he faced arrest for alleged rape, assault, unlawful surveillance, and weapons possession, per the outlet. 

Bohler was also hit with robbery charges after being taken into custody on Rikers Island after he allegedly stole pepper spray from a female corrections officer before spraying her with it on Feb. 10, The Post reported. 

The Queens and Bronx District Attorneys offices did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.