Driver fleeing police involved in fatal Inwood crash.
At 10:17 p.m. on December 4, 2023, a Lamborghini driver fleeing a police stop was involved in a crash at Tenth Avenue and West 213th Street in Manhattan that killed passenger Tiana Rodriguez and injured two drivers, according to press reports and the official record.
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What We Know
Police accounts said a driver in a Lamborghini fled after officers tried to stop him; reports disagree on whether he hit a subway support before or after a Hyundai. The official record places the crash at Tenth Avenue and West 213th Street and records one death and two injuries. Press reports identified the passenger who died as Tiana Rodriguez, 21; accounts differ about the Lamborghini driver's age and condition. Patch reported that no charges had been filed by December 6.
Reports differ on the order of impacts.
The Post reported that police said the Lamborghini driver ran a red light and fled after officers tried to stop him. The Post and CBS placed the driver's impact with a Hyundai before his impact with a subway pillar; Patch and ABC7 placed the subway-support impact first. The accounts do not establish one agreed sequence.
The Post reported that officers pulled the Lamborghini driver from the vehicle before it caught fire, while the passenger remained inside. CBS also reported that officers rescued the driver before the fire.
Reports differ on ages and the passenger's death at the scene.
The Post and Patch identified the passenger as Tiana Rodriguez of the Bronx and gave her age as 21; ABC7 reported that she was 20. Patch said Rodriguez lived on Giles Avenue and was pronounced dead at the scene. The Post said EMS pronounced her dead but did not specify where.
The Post, CBS and Patch described the Lamborghini driver as 22 and critically injured. ABC7 described him as 23 and said he escaped without serious injury. The Post reported that the Hyundai driver was 37 and stable; Patch also reported his age and stable condition, while CBS said his condition was unknown.
The crash happened beneath elevated subway tracks.
The official record places the crash at Tenth Avenue and West 213th Street in Manhattan. News reports locate it in Inwood beneath elevated tracks used by the 1 train. CBS quoted a witness who said trains passed overhead during the fire.
Reports identify a Lamborghini SUV and a Hyundai sedan.
The official record classifies the vehicles as a sedan and a station wagon or SUV. The Post identified a silver Hyundai Elantra and a Lamborghini SUV; CBS reported that the Lamborghini was rented. Patch identified Rodriguez as a passenger in the Lamborghini. The official record describes the sedan as making a left turn and the station wagon or SUV as going straight.
The official record lists traffic-control disregard and unsafe speed.
The official record lists disregarding traffic controls as a contributing factor and records both that factor and unsafe speed for the station wagon or SUV. The Post reported that police sources said the Lamborghini driver ran a red light; ABC7 said officials were investigating whether speed contributed.
Reports described custody and pending charges.
The Post reported on December 5 that the Lamborghini driver was in custody and had not been charged by that day. CBS reported that charges were pending. Patch said no charges had been filed as of the morning of December 6 and that the investigation was ongoing.