Police charged T'Andre Hatcher after a fatal Hunts Point crash.
Driver T'Andre Hatcher faced charges after a fatal crash at Oak Point Avenue and Manida Street, the Daily News reported; the official record places the collision at 5:18 a.m. on January 8, 2022, and records one person killed and one injured.
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What We Know
The Daily News reported that Hatcher was driving a silver Infiniti when he collided with a tractor-trailer at Oak Point Avenue and Manida Street, and that police charged him with manslaughter and impaired-driving offenses. The official record lists one person killed and one injured and places the crash at 5:18 a.m. on January 8, 2022; the Daily News reported it happened around 4:15 a.m.
Reports differ on timing, location descriptions and movement.
The official record places the crash at Oak Point Avenue and Manida Street at 5:18 a.m. on January 8, 2022, and records one person killed and one injured. Norwood News reported that police responded at about 5:18 a.m.; the Daily News reported a crash time of about 4:15 a.m.
The official record lists a 2018 Infiniti sedan traveling west and a 2007 tractor truck traveling north while turning right. The Daily News described a silver Infiniti Q50 and an 18-wheeler. A January 8 Daily News roundup placed the Bronx crash at Moneda Avenue and Oak Point Boulevard and described the truck as moving east. The Daily News also reported that Hatcher was driving the Infiniti when he crashed into the truck. These accounts differ on movement and location description and do not establish one agreed sequence.
Reports differ on the passenger's age and the other man's account.
The Daily News identified the passenger who died as Frankely Nunez-Payano, 20; the official record also lists a 20-year-old male front-seat passenger as killed. Norwood News reported that a 20-year-old passenger died at Harlem Hospital and that a 19-year-old driver survived.
The Bronx Times identified Nunez Payano as 19 and said a separate, unidentified 20-year-old man survived; it did not identify either man's vehicle role. The Daily News reported that friends and relatives held a candle memorial for Nunez-Payano in his Lower East Side apartment building. His 17-year-old brother described him as kind and generous.
The record lists factors for the sedan's driver.
The official record lists alcohol involvement and driver inexperience as contributing factors for the sedan's driver. The Daily News identified Hatcher as the driver of the Infiniti.
Police announced charges as the investigation continued.
The Daily News reported that police charged Hatcher with manslaughter, vehicular manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide, driving while intoxicated and driving while ability impaired. These were reported charges, not findings of guilt. Norwood News reported that the NYPD Highway District's Collision Investigation Squad was investigating.
Where
OAK POINT AVENUE and MANIDA STREET