Driver left after fatal Hunts Point crash, police say.
Police said a driver left before officers arrived after a collision at Drake Street and Spofford Avenue that killed one passenger and critically injured another; the official record logs the crash at 11:22 p.m. on May 10, 2023.
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What We Know
Police said the driver left before officers arrived after a collision involving a Honda carrying three people and a parked, unoccupied tractor-trailer at Drake Street and Spofford Avenue. One passenger died and another was critically injured.
Police said the driver left before they arrived.
News 12 reported that a collision involved a vehicle and a parked, unoccupied tractor-trailer at Drake Street and Spofford Avenue, and that the driver left before officers arrived. CBS reported that a Honda CR-V carrying three people was involved.
Reports differed on the age of the passenger who died.
The official record identifies the man who died as a 31-year-old front-seat passenger. News 12 reported that he was 30, and that another passenger, a 29-year-old man, was in critical condition.
The reports describe the Honda differently.
The official record lists a 2004 Honda in the station wagon/SUV category, traveling south, and a parked 2015 tractor truck. CBS reported that police identified the Honda as a CR-V. News 12 said the tractor-trailer was unoccupied.
The record lists unsafe speed; police were investigating.
The official crash record lists unsafe speed as a contributing factor for the Honda. CBS reported that police were investigating the cause.
The crash happened at Drake Street and Spofford Avenue.
CBS and News 12 placed the collision at Drake Street and Spofford Avenue in Hunts Point, the Bronx. The official record gives the date and time as May 10, 2023, at 11:22 p.m.; CBS described it as occurring around 11:15 p.m. late Wednesday night.