Three people die after Bay Ridge crash near Belt Parkway.
A driver in a sedan went off the road and hit a tree on Shore Road in Bay Ridge on May 7, 2023; city records put the crash at 7:46 a.m. and count three people killed and one injured.
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What We Know
A driver went off the road and hit a tree on Shore Road in Bay Ridge on May 7, 2023, according to CBS. The city record gives the crash time as 7:46 a.m.; amNewYork and CBS reported about 7:45 a.m. The city recorded three deaths and one injury. amNewYork reported that the sedan caught fire, police pronounced a man and two women dead at the scene, and a fourth man was taken to NYU Langone Hospital in Sunset Park in stable condition.
Three occupants died, and a fourth was injured.
City records identify a 38-year-old man as the driver and two 37-year-old women as rear-seat passengers among those killed. Police told amNewYork and CBS that a man and two women were pronounced dead at the scene.
The city record counts one injured person. amNewYork reported that a fourth man was taken to NYU Langone Hospital in Sunset Park in stable condition; CBS described him as another passenger.
The crash happened near the Belt Parkway's Exit 1.
The city record places the crash on Shore Road; amNewYork locates it on an access road to Exit 1 of the Belt Parkway, near Second Avenue in Bay Ridge. The city records the time as 7:46 a.m. on May 7, 2023, while amNewYork and CBS report about 7:45 a.m.
Onlooker Helanna Cardona told amNewYork, "This is a very dangerous stretch of road," and described curves and twists near the 65th Street exit. Her comments reflect a neighborhood observation, not an investigative finding about this crash.
Reports give different descriptions of the Toyota.
The city vehicle record lists a 2015 Toyota sedan with four occupants. amNewYork identified the car as a white Toyota Corolla. The sources differ on the vehicle subtype.
Official records list factors as press reports describe an open inquiry.
The city crash record lists unsafe speed as a contributing factor, and the vehicle record separately lists alcohol involvement. At the time of the reports, amNewYork said police would not share cause details, while CBS reported investigators were still trying to determine why the driver went off the road. The articles do not explain how the listed factors related to the investigation.