Passenger Dies After Fleeing Driver Crashes in Inwood
A 21-year-old passenger was killed and two motorists were injured at 10th Avenue and West 213th Street after police said a 22-year-old Lamborghini driver fled officers and ran a red light.
What We Know
A late-night crash at 10th Avenue and West 213th Street killed Tiana Rodriguez, 21, of the Bronx, and injured two drivers. The official record lists a sedan and an SUV, one person killed and two motorists injured, with traffic control disregarded recorded as a contributing factor. Police told the New York Post that the 22-year-old Lamborghini driver fled after officers tried to stop him, ran a red light, continued north on Tenth Avenue and collided with a Hyundai driver who was making a left turn. Police said the impact sent the Lamborghini into a pillar under the elevated subway tracks, where wreckage burned with Rodriguez still inside. The Lamborghini driver was taken to Harlem Hospital in critical condition, and the Hyundai driver was taken there in stable condition. Police said the Lamborghini driver was in custody, with the investigation ongoing and no charge announced by Tuesday.
Police said the driver fled before the fatal crash
The crash happened shortly after 10 p.m. on December 4, 2023. The official record lists a sedan and an SUV at 10th Avenue and West 213th Street, with one person killed and two motorists injured.
Police told the New York Post that officers tried to pull over a 22-year-old Lamborghini driver, who then fled, ran a red light and continued north on Tenth Avenue. Police said he collided with a Hyundai driver who was attempting to turn left onto West 213th Street.
The Inwood corner is on a heavily crash-marked avenue
The fatal crash occurred at 10th Avenue and West 213th Street in Manhattan, near the elevated 1 train tracks in Inwood.
CrashCountNYC’s streetwide context for 10th Avenue in Manhattan shows 1,413 crashes, 637 injuries, 54 serious injuries and 1 death since 2022.
Tiana Rodriguez was the passenger who died
Police identified the passenger killed as Tiana Rodriguez, 21, of the Bronx. The official record lists the person killed as a 21-year-old female front-seat passenger.
Police said the Lamborghini 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 two drivers were in a Lamborghini SUV and a Hyundai sedan
The official vehicle records list a 2022 SUV traveling north and going straight ahead, and a 2020 sedan traveling north while making a left turn. The New York Post, citing police, described the SUV as a Lamborghini and the sedan as a silver Hyundai Elantra.
The official record lists traffic control disregarded and unsafe speed for the SUV driver. The article reported that police said the Lamborghini driver ran a red light before the collision.
Police reported custody but no charge by Tuesday
The New York Post reported that police took the Lamborghini driver into custody after the crash, but that no charge had been announced by Tuesday. Police said the investigation was ongoing.