An unlicensed driver has been arrested in the death of a beloved Bronx football coach.
Downer was a retired corrections officer and spent his time as the head football coach of the Bronx Buccaneers football team, where he served as a mentor to youth in the community.
McLean was driving a BMW on Nov. 30 when police say he ran a red light and crashed into a truck driver at the intersection of Eastchester Road and Givan Avenue. The impact sent the BMW spiraling and into Downer, who had just parked his car outside of his home.
Downer was rushed to Jacobi Hospital, where he died.
McLean stayed at the scene of the crash but was not initially charged. Investigators later determined he was speeding at the time of the collision and ran the red light.
The driver of the truck, Orville Berry, from Yonkers, left the scene of the accident.
Berry was arrested in March and pleaded not guilty to his charges.
Police sources say McLean had multiple red-light violations since the crash. He is charged with manslaughter in the second degree, criminally negligent homicide and driving without a license.