Passenger killed after driver fleeing police crashes in Inwood
A 22-year-old driver in a Lamborghini SUV fleeing police ran a red light and crashed in Inwood, killing passenger Tiana Rodriguez, police said.
What We Know
Tiana Rodriguez, 21, of the Bronx, was riding in the front passenger seat of a Lamborghini SUV when its 22-year-old driver fled an attempted police stop in Inwood, police told the New York Post. Police sources said the driver ran a red light shortly after 10 p.m. and continued north on 10th Avenue before colliding with a Hyundai Elantra whose driver was making a left turn onto West 213th Street. The official crash record lists one motorist killed and two motorists injured at 10th Avenue and West 213th Street, with traffic-control disregard recorded as a contributing factor. Police said a pillar of the elevated subway was struck after the first impact and a fire broke out in the SUV; Rodriguez was pronounced dead, while both drivers were taken to Harlem Hospital.
Police described a failed stop before the fatal crash
The New York Post, citing police, reported that officers tried to pull over the 22-year-old driver in a Lamborghini SUV after he ran a red light shortly after 10 p.m. Instead, police said, he fled north on 10th Avenue.
Police said the driver later collided with a silver Hyundai Elantra whose 37-year-old driver was attempting to turn left onto West 213th Street. The official crash record lists the other vehicle as a sedan and records the SUV as going straight ahead before impact.
Tiana Rodriguez was killed in the front passenger seat
The official record identifies the person killed as a 21-year-old female passenger seated in the front passenger position. Police identified her to the New York Post as Tiana Rodriguez, 21, of the Bronx.
Police said the SUV driver was taken to Harlem Hospital in critical condition. The Hyundai driver, a 37-year-old man, was taken to Harlem Hospital in stable condition. The official record lists two motorists injured in addition to Rodriguez’s death.
The crash happened on a heavily traveled Manhattan corridor
The crash was recorded at 10th Avenue and West 213th Street in Manhattan, near the elevated 1 train structure in Inwood.
Across 10th Avenue in Manhattan, CrashCountNYC’s location context shows 1,413 crashes, 637 injuries, 54 serious injuries and 1 death since 2022.
Police reported custody but no charges by the next day
Police told the New York Post that the Lamborghini SUV driver was taken into custody, but the article reported that he had not been charged as of Tuesday. Police said the investigation was ongoing.