Brooklyn, Huntington Beach Crashes Kill Multiple

In Brooklyn, a white Mercedes struck a motorcycle on the westbound Belt Parkway exit in Sheepshead Bay early Monday, flipping over parked cars; the driver fled and police said a 22-year-old passenger and the 29-year-old motorcycle rider later died. Investigators are reviewing surveillance video and asking the public to contact Crime Stoppers as they search for the fleeing driver. Separately in Huntington Beach shortly before 7 a.m. Monday, a gold 2006 Mercedes E-Class struck three cyclists in the bike lane at Pacific Coast Highway and Newland Street; one adult male cyclist was pronounced dead at the scene and two others were hospitalized with serious injuries. Police say a 43-year-old Long Beach woman was arrested about a half-mile from the Huntington Beach scene and booked on suspicion of felony hit-and-run, gross vehicular manslaughter and possession of narcotics; some outlets have reported DUI charges and identified the suspect as Amber Calderon. Authorities in both incidents are investigating whether impairment, visibility from morning coastal fog, or other factors played a role and have urged witnesses to contact local police.