Driver charged after passenger dies in Jamaica crash
The official record says a 20-year-old passenger was killed and five motorists were injured in a Queens crash; police told reporters they arrested driver Gilberto Cordova on vehicular manslaughter and drunk-driving charges.
What We Know
The official record places the crash at Guy R Brewer Boulevard and Phroane Avenue at 4:11 a.m. on Jan. 8, 2022, and records one motorist killed and five injured. It lists alcohol involvement and unsafe speed for the southbound sedan, with a parked SUV also involved. Police told amNY and the Daily News that Gilberto Cordova, 23, was driving a Honda Accord with five passengers and was arrested on vehicular manslaughter and drunk-driving charges. The accounts differ on some details: the official person record places the 20-year-old passenger who died in the middle rear seat, while both articles describe her as the front passenger; the Daily News also reported that the driver hit a pole before a parked van, while amNY described a parked car.
Early-morning crash left one passenger dead
The official crash record says the crash happened at 4:11 a.m. on Jan. 8, 2022, in Queens. It records one motorist killed and five motorists injured.
Police told reporters that Gilberto Cordova, 23, was driving a Honda Accord with five passengers. amNY reported that police arrested him after he crashed into a parked car; the Daily News reported that police said he hit a pole and then a parked van.
Guy R Brewer Boulevard has a record of serious crashes
The official crash record places the crash at Guy R Brewer Boulevard and Phroane Avenue in Jamaica, Queens. Press accounts described the scene on 112th Road near Guy R. Brewer Boulevard.
CrashCountNYC location data show 715 crashes, 493 injuries, 22 serious injuries and 2 deaths on Guy R Brewer Boulevard in Queens since 2022.
Records and articles disagree on the passenger's seat
The official person record identifies the person killed as a 20-year-old female passenger seated in the middle rear seat. Both articles reported that police described the woman who died as the front passenger, and that authorities had not released her name.
The Daily News reported that medics took Cordova to Jamaica Hospital in serious but stable condition, and that medics took four other passengers to area hospitals in serious but stable condition. amNY reported that four occupants went to Jamaica Hospital and two to NewYork-Presbyterian Queens.
The official record lists a sedan and a parked SUV
The official vehicle records list a southbound 2008 Honda sedan going straight ahead with six occupants, and a northbound 2007 Ford SUV that was parked. The Honda record lists alcohol involvement and unsafe speed.
The articles described the moving car as a Honda Accord. amNY described the other parked vehicle as a car, while the Daily News described it as an unoccupied white van.
Police alleged drunk driving and filed felony charges
The official crash record lists alcohol involvement as a contributing factor, and the Honda sedan record also lists unsafe speed.
Police told both outlets that Cordova was charged with vehicular manslaughter and driving while intoxicated. The Daily News also reported charges of criminally negligent homicide and vehicular assault.