Driver Loses Control on FDR Drive; Two Passengers Die.
Daquan Allen lost control and hit a concrete barrier, according to police as quoted by ABC7; the official record lists two people killed in a March 4, 2022, crash at 4:36 a.m. on FDR Drive at East 74th Street.
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What We Know
Daquan Allen, 33, lost control and hit a concrete barrier at 4:41 a.m., police told ABC7; the car caught fire, and ABC7 reported the passengers were trapped and pronounced dead. The official record lists two people killed and one injured in a crash at FDR Drive and East 74th Street at 4:36 a.m. The Daily News identified the passengers as sisters Kesha Montes and Monhougane Robinson; the Post and ABC7 used Kesha Montez and Mahogany Robinson. ABC7 said Allen faced reckless-driving charges; the Post reported police custody on suspicion of drunk driving, with charges pending.
Reports differ on the time and passenger positions.
ABC7 reported that police said Daquan Allen lost control at 4:41 a.m. and hit a concrete barrier; the car then caught fire. ABC7 said the passengers were trapped and pronounced dead. The Post reported that police found the women dead in the back of the car.
The official record gives the crash time as 4:36 a.m. on March 4, 2022, and lists two people killed and one injured; ABC7 reported 4:41 a.m.
Separately, the official vehicle record describes the sedan as northbound and changing lanes before the crash.
Reports identify the car as an Infiniti.
The official record classifies the vehicle as a 2006 sedan. The Post and Daily News described it as a white 2006 Infiniti M35.
Their family remembered the two women.
The Daily News identified the passengers as sisters Kesha Montes, 35, and Monhougane Robinson, 29. The Post and ABC7 spelled their names Kesha Montez and Mahogany Robinson.
The Daily News reported that Robinson traveled by Greyhound from Columbus, Ohio, to visit her sister in Yonkers. Montes left behind two sons, ages 13 and 15. Their parents remembered both women as outgoing and said they enjoyed doing people's hair; Robinson worked as a cashier at a Safeway in Ohio.
The official record places a 35-year-old passenger in the front and a 29-year-old passenger in the right rear, without naming them. The Post reported that both women were found in the back.
Accounts place the crash around East 74th Street.
The official record and Daily News place the crash on FDR Drive at East 74th Street. The Post described the location as near East 72nd Street, while ABC7 placed it on the Upper East Side.
Reports give different accounts of Allen's treatment and charges.
ABC7 reported that Allen was taken to New York-Presbyterian in stable condition and faced reckless-driving charges. The Post reported he was at Weill Cornell in serious but stable condition and in police custody, with charges pending on suspicion of drunk driving.