Distracted Harlem Driver Slams Parked SUV, Dies
A 40-year-old driver going straight on West 139th Street drifted into a parked Chevy SUV on a Friday morning. Police recorded driver inattention, and the man died while nine people sat inside the SUV, uninjured but watching it happen.
What We Know
A 40-year-old man driving a Toyota sedan east on West 139th Street hit a parked Chevy SUV on a Friday morning in Harlem. According to the police report, the driver died at the scene. Police recorded driver inattention or distraction as a contributing factor. Nine people were inside the parked SUV and were not reported injured.
People
Occupant killed
Age 40; Male; Position: Driver
Vehicles
Sedan
2017 TOYT -CAR/SUV; Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Going Straight Ahead; Travel direction: East; Point of impact: Right Front Quarter Panel; Damage: Right Front Quarter Panel; Driver license status: Licensed; Contributing factor: Driver Inattention/Distraction
SUV
2012 CHEV -CAR/SUV; Occupants: 9; Pre-crash movement: Parked; Travel direction: East; Point of impact: Left Rear Quarter Panel; Damage: Left Side Doors; Driver license status: Licensed
Where
34 West 139th St, Manhattan
Press Articles
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