SUV driver blows light, man ejected and killed
A driver in an SUV ran a traffic control on Hughes Avenue and slammed into another car. The 26-year-old driver of that car flew out, hit his head on the pavement, and died there late Friday night.
What We Know
According to the police report, a driver in an SUV traveled south on Hughes Avenue near East 180th Street late on a Friday night when he disregarded a traffic control device and hit another vehicle going straight. The 26-year-old male driver of the second vehicle, who was unbelted, was ejected, suffered a head injury, and was pronounced dead. The crash occurred after dark in the Bronx.
People
Occupant killed
Age 26; Male; Position: Driver; Injury: Killed
Vehicles
SUV
2018 TOYT -CAR/SUV; Occupants: 5; Pre-crash movement: Going Straight Ahead; Travel direction: South; Point of impact: Center Front End; Damage: Center Front End; Driver license status: Licensed
Vehicle 2
Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Going Straight Ahead; Travel direction: West; Point of impact: Other; Damage: Other; Contributing factor: Traffic Control Disregarded; Second contributing factor: Failure to Yield Right-of-Way
Where
Hughes Ave & East 180th St, Bronx
Press Articles
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