Driver Charged After 14-Year-Old Killed in Canarsie Crash
Police said Mercedes driver Rayan K. Salmon caused a chain-reaction crash at Glenwood Road and East 81st Street, where the official record lists a 14-year-old pedestrian killed and two motorists injured.
What We Know
At about 6:15 p.m. on Jan. 27, 2024, Christian Antoine, 14, was crossing at Glenwood Road and East 81st Street in Canarsie when police said Mercedes driver Rayan K. Salmon crashed into another driver, spun, and hit the teen. The official record lists one pedestrian killed and two motorists injured, with unsafe speed and obstructed or limited view recorded as contributing factors. The New York Post reported that Salmon had a suspended license; the official crash record lists the Mercedes driver as unlicensed. Authorities charged Salmon with aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, according to the Post.
Police described a chain-reaction crash
Police told the New York Post that Christian Antoine was crossing at East 81st Street and Glenwood Road around 6:15 p.m. when Mercedes driver Rayan K. Salmon first crashed into the front left fender of another driver, causing Salmon to spin and hit the teen pedestrian.
The official crash record lists one pedestrian killed and two motorists injured. It records the crash at Glenwood Road and East 81st Street in Brooklyn and lists the pedestrian as a 14-year-old boy at an intersection.
Glenwood Road has seen repeated harm
The fatal crash was recorded at Glenwood Road and East 81st Street in Brooklyn.
CrashCountNYC location context for Glenwood Road in Brooklyn shows 731 crashes, 612 injuries, 45 serious injuries and 3 deaths since 2022.
Christian Antoine was 14
The New York Post identified the boy killed as Christian Antoine. The article reported that he suffered trauma to his body, was taken to Brookdale University Hospital in critical condition, and later died.
The Post, citing his older sister Eudanya Guichard and other news reports, said Christian had been heading home from his father’s house, was in eighth grade, and had been thinking about working in the medical field.
Speed and licensing were central in the records
The official crash record lists unsafe speed and obstructed or limited view as contributing factors. For the Mercedes driver, it also lists driver inattention or distraction and records the driver’s license status as unlicensed.
The New York Post reported that police described Salmon as a speeding driver with a suspended license. Authorities later charged him with aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, the Post reported.
Two drivers were also hospitalized
The New York Post reported that Salmon complained of pain, was hospitalized in stable condition, and later faced the aggravated unlicensed operation charge. The other driver also complained of pain and was hospitalized in stable condition.