Police have arrested a 23-year-old who crashed his car into a jogger, who was flung in the air before hitting the ground, at Worli Sea Face early Sunday morning. The woman was declared dead on arrival at a hospital. The accused told the police that she was jogging on the road. Police suspect the accused was under the influence of alcohol at the time of the accident; are awaiting reports of the blood alcohol test.

Rajalaxmi Ram Krishnan, 58, was a CEO of a tech firm and lived in Dadar. According to the police, the incident happened around 6.30 am near Worli Dairy. She fell down several feet from the site where the speeding Nexon EV hit her, said cops. Her skull was damaged. “The driver, Sumer Merchant, 23, was has been taken into custody, and further investigation is underway,” Akbar Pathan, deputy commissioner of police (Zone 3), said.