battery light came on

Most likely is the alternator is defective and fails to provide a charge to your battery and engine, hence your engine is only running on a battery that is quickly discharging. until the engine won't fire at all.

Good call the alternator will cause this problem. Here is a guide to confirm the problem and get it fixed.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-check-a-car-alternator

and

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-replace-an-alternator

Here is the alternator for $150.00 on Amazon a Denso unit which are good

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000C5RW1S/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=2carprcom-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B000C5RW1S&linkId=de81559300c047572164a76d3674f91b

Please let us know if you need anything else to get the problem fixed.

Cheers, Ken