Driver fleeing police crashes in Inwood, killing passenger.
Police said a 22-year-old driver fled officers before the Dec. 4 crash at Tenth Avenue and West 213th Street at 10:17 p.m.; the official record counts one person killed and two motorists injured, and authorities identified passenger Tiana Rodriguez, 21, as the person killed.
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What We Know
Police accounts say a 22-year-old driver fled officers in a Lamborghini before a crash at Tenth Avenue and West 213th Street in Inwood at 10:17 p.m. on December 4, 2023. The official record counts one person killed and two motorists injured. Authorities identified the dead passenger as 21-year-old Tiana Rodriguez of the Bronx. Reports differ on the order of impacts: the New York Post and CBS said the Lamborghini hit a Hyundai before an elevated subway pillar; Patch reported the pillar impact came first. The Post and CBS said officers pulled the driver out before the Lamborghini caught fire.
The crash occurred beside an elevated train line.
The official record places the crash at Tenth Avenue and West 213th Street in Manhattan. News reports locate it in Inwood, beneath or beside the elevated 1 train structure.
Reports disagree about the order of impacts.
The New York Post reported that officers turned on their lights after the Lamborghini driver ran a red light, while CBS said officers had pulled him over and stepped out before he drove away. Both accounts describe a police pursuit.
The Post and CBS reported that the driver hit a Hyundai before striking an elevated subway pillar. Patch reported the reverse sequence: the subway support first, then the Hyundai.
The official record lists both vehicles traveling north, with one making a left turn and the other going straight. It records traffic-control disregard as a crash factor and unsafe speed for a vehicle classified as a station wagon/SUV.
Rodriguez was a front-seat passenger.
The official record identifies the person killed as a 21-year-old woman in the front passenger seat. Authorities identified her as Tiana Rodriguez of the Bronx.
Patch reported that Rodriguez was pronounced dead at the scene; the Post said EMS pronounced her dead. The Post reported that officers pulled the 22-year-old Lamborghini driver out before the vehicle caught fire. It said he was taken to Harlem Hospital in critical condition.
The Post reported that the Hyundai driver, a 37-year-old man, was taken to Harlem Hospital in stable condition. CBS said the Hyundai driver was taken to a local hospital and that his condition was unknown.
The investigation continued without charges announced.
The Post reported that the Lamborghini driver was in custody but had not been charged by December 5. CBS said charges were pending, and Patch reported that no charges had been filed as of December 6 and that the investigation was ongoing.