Driver Stayed at Scene After Teen's Fatal Washington Heights Crash
A driver remained at the scene after a 15-year-old moped rider died following a crash at 1:25 p.m. on Nov. 9, 2023, at St. Nicholas Avenue and West 185th Street in Washington Heights, according to news reports and the official record.
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What We Know
A driver remained at the scene after 15-year-old moped rider Reudolfo Filpo-Encarnacion of Harlem died following a Nov. 9, 2023 crash at St. Nicholas Avenue and West 185th Street. Reports differ on the impact: The New York Post described the rider as being struck during a collision involving an SUV, while ABC7 and Patch said he collided with the other vehicle. The Post and ABC7 called it a Jeep; Patch identified a 2023 GMC Yukon. The official record lists a 2023 GMC station wagon/SUV, a broader category that does not resolve the difference.
A Harlem teen died after the crash
Patch identified the rider as 15-year-old Reudolfo Filpo-Encarnacion, of Harlem. News reports said he was taken to Harlem Hospital after the crash and pronounced dead there; Patch reported that medics treated him for head trauma.
The crash happened at a Manhattan intersection
The official record places the crash at St. Nicholas Avenue and West 185th Street at 1:25 p.m. on Nov. 9, 2023. Patch reported that the teen was traveling south on St. Nicholas Avenue and the other driver east on West 185th Street.
Reports differ on how contact occurred
The New York Post described the rider as being struck during a collision involving an SUV. ABC7 said he collided with a Jeep, while Patch described him as colliding with a 2023 GMC Yukon. The accounts differ in their descriptions of how the crash unfolded.
Reports give different descriptions of the other vehicle
The Post and ABC7 called the other vehicle a Jeep. Patch identified it as a 2023 GMC Yukon. The official record lists a 2023 GMC station wagon/SUV, a broader category that does not resolve the reports' difference.
The other driver stayed at the scene
Patch described the Yukon driver as 43 and said he remained at the scene. The Post reported that police suspected no criminality Thursday evening; Patch said no arrests had been announced by Friday afternoon. The Post and Patch reported that the investigation was ongoing.