Two children are dead — including the daughter of a pregnant Tony-winning Broadway star who was injured herself — after a driver allegedly struck them with her vehicle after running a red light in Brooklyn, New York, an N.Y.C. Police Department source tells PEOPLE.
Ruthie Ann Miles, who won a Tony Award for best featured actress in a musical for her role in the 2015 revival of The King and I, has been identified by family and friends on a GoFundMe page as one of three non-fatal victims of the crash. According to the page, Miles is pregnant.
Two children — 1-year-old Joshua Lew and 4-year-old Abigail Blumenstein, Miles’ daughter — were pronounced dead upon their arrival at Methodist Hospital, police said.
Lt. John Grimpel of the NYPD confirms to PEOPLE in an email that the crash occurred on Monday around 12:40 p.m. when a 44-year-old female allegedly “failed to maintain control of the vehicle and struck the pedestrians.”
The NYPD source tells PEOPLE that after running the red light, the driver allegedly continued down the street until crashing into some parked cars. The 1-year-old’s stroller was dragged halfway down the street with the 1-year-old in it, according to the source.
The driver is allegedly claiming she had a seizure, says the source.
Authorities did not name the adult non-fatal victims, listing them only as a 34-year-old female, a 33-year-old female and a 46-year-old male.
Ruthie Ann Miles (left) with daughter Abigail Blumenstein in Februray 2017
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The driver in the fatal crash has a history of traffic stops, an NYPD source says: She was ticketed for allegedly driving through red lights four times within last two years and, during that same time period, was also cited four times for speeding through a school zone.
The disposition of those citations and tickets was not immediately clear on Tuesday.
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Although police said the adult victims were in “stable condition,” the GoFundMe page set up to help Miles stated that the 34-year-old star “is injured and in critical condition.”
The driver was brought to NYU Langone Hospital in stable condition, according to police. There have been no arrests and the investigation remains ongoing, police said.
Ruthie Ann Miles
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The Broadway community, including Lin-Manuel Miranda and Audra McDonald, shared their condolences on Twitter for Miles and also for the family of Joshua Lew.
“Heartsick for Ruthie and her family,” wrote the Hamilton creator in one tweet. In another tweet, he linked to the GoFundMe of Lew and wrote, “Unimaginable,” encouraging people to help the boy’s devastated family.
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Kristin Chenoweth added, “sending love to you and your family there are no words. Except you are loved.”
“It’s really, really sad what happened today,” New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said, according to CBS New York. “This loss of life is tragic and painful for all of us, particularly all of us who are parents.”
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