Driver charged after fatal Queens crash.
Police identified 23-year-old Gilberto Cordova as the driver charged after the Jan. 8, 2022 crash at Guy R. Brewer Boulevard and Phroane Avenue in Queens; the official record gives the time as 4:11 a.m. and records one person killed and five injured, while news accounts say he drove a Honda Accord with five passengers.
Approximate reported location.
What We Know
Police alleged that Gilberto Cordova was intoxicated and speeding while driving a Honda Accord with five passengers. The Daily News and El Diario reported that he struck a pole and then an unoccupied parked vehicle; amNewYork described him driving into a parked car without mentioning a pole. The official record lists alcohol involvement and unsafe speed for the Honda's driver, while reports differ on the precise location, the woman's seat and the parked vehicle's type.
Police accounts describe different impact sequences.
The Daily News and El Diario reported that Cordova was driving a Honda Accord with five passengers when he struck a pole and then an unoccupied parked vehicle. amNewYork reported that he drove into a parked car but did not mention a pole.
The official record identifies the moving vehicle as a 2008 Honda sedan and the parked vehicle as a 2007 Ford station wagon or SUV. The Daily News described the parked vehicle as a white van, while amNewYork called it a parked car. The record lists alcohol involvement and unsafe speed for the Honda's driver.
Reports differ on the precise crash location.
The official record places the crash at Guy R. Brewer Boulevard and Phroane Avenue at 4:11 a.m. on Jan. 8, 2022. The Daily News and amNewYork instead place it on 112th Road near Guy R. Brewer Boulevard; El Diario describes 112th Road near Jamaica Avenue in Queens Village. The accounts differ on the precise site.
Reports disagree about the passenger's seat.
The official record identifies a 20-year-old woman as the passenger who was killed and records her position as the middle rear seat or lying across a seat. The Daily News and Fox 5 described her as the front-seat passenger.
The Daily News and Fox 5 reported that she died at Jamaica Hospital. The official record counts one person killed and five injured. The Daily News reported that Cordova and four surviving passengers were in serious but stable condition.
Police reported four charges.
The Daily News reported on Jan. 9 that police charged Cordova with vehicular manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide, vehicular assault and driving while intoxicated. amNewYork reported his arrest and vehicular manslaughter and drunk-driving charges.