Suspect arrested after Lisa Banes died in New York traffic accident

A 26-year-old man was arrested Thursday and charged with refusing to give way to a pedestrian and hit and run after a fatal accident, a New York police spokesperson told AFP.

The individual is accused of being responsible for the traffic accident that killed American actress Lisa Banes in Manhattan in June, police said on Friday.

Read also: Actress Lisa Banes dies at 65 after being hit by a two-wheeler in New York

Lisa Banes, 65, who was visiting New York City on June 4, had suffered a head injury as a result of the crash caused by a two-wheeler. The actress had been struck by the vehicle which had run a red light as she had entered to cross the street. She died ten days later from her injuries. The accident had taken place near the Lincoln Center cultural center, in the Upper West Side neighborhood of Manhattan, while the actress was on her way to the Juilliard School where she was expected. While she was fighting for her survival in the hospital, his wife, Kathryn Kranhold had appealed for witnesses in the newspaper

, to find the driver of the scooter.

Lisa Banes had appeared in numerous films, in cinema and the theater, in several sitcoms including

and

, and in the theater, on Broadway. She had also appeared in the

and

. In film, her most notable roles were in

2014), by David Fincher, and

(1988), alongside Tom Cruise. His last appearance was on an episode of the

series

in the spring.