Driver Hits Woman Crossing York Avenue; She Dies Days Later
A 72-year-old driver in a 2017 Land Rover hit 30-year-old Sophia d'Antoine as she crossed York Avenue at East 87th Street on April 2, police told the Post; the official record lists one pedestrian killed and two motorists injured.
What We Know
Sophia d'Antoine, 30, was crossing York Avenue at East 87th Street on the Upper East Side when a 72-year-old driver in a 2017 Land Rover hit her, the Post reported, citing police. The city crash record lists one pedestrian killed and two motorists injured at the intersection. The official record describes two moving sedans and a parked SUV, while the Post described the striking driver as being in a speeding Land Rover SUV and the other moving driver as a taxi driver. D'Antoine, founder of Margin Research, was taken to Weill Cornell Medical Center in critical condition and died three days later. The record lists unsafe speed for one driver; the Post reported that police were still investigating and had made no arrest as of April 11.
A crossing on York Avenue ended in a fatal injury
The crash happened at about 9:28 p.m. on April 2, 2024, at York Avenue and East 87th Street. The official record lists a 30-year-old woman pedestrian killed and two motorists injured.
The Post, citing police, identified the woman as Sophia d'Antoine and reported that a 72-year-old driver in a 2017 Land Rover hit her as she crossed York Avenue. The paper reported that she was taken to Weill Cornell Medical Center in critical condition and died three days later.
York Avenue has seen repeated severe crashes
The crash happened at York Avenue and East 87th Street in Manhattan.
CrashCountNYC location context for York Avenue in Manhattan shows 396 crashes, 158 injuries, 15 serious injuries and 5 deaths since 2022.
Police reporting and city data describe the vehicles differently
The official record lists two moving sedans: a northbound 2017 Land Rover and a southbound 2022 Kia. It also lists a parked 2022 Ford SUV with no occupants.
The Post, citing police, described the Land Rover as a speeding 2017 Land Rover SUV and described the other moving driver as a 62-year-old taxi driver. The Post reported that, after the driver hit d'Antoine, the driver collided head-on with the taxi driver and a parked Ford Explorer was damaged.
Speed was listed while the investigation remained open
The official record lists unsafe speed for the northbound Land Rover driver. It also lists traffic-control disregard in the pedestrian record.
The Post reported rain showers around the time of the crash and said police had not determined in that story whether weather played a role. The paper reported that police were investigating and had made no arrest as of April 11.
Sophia d'Antoine died after several days in critical condition
The Post identified d'Antoine as the founder of Margin Research and reported that she lived about half a block from the crash scene.
The paper reported that the taxi driver was taken to NYC Health + Hospitals Elmhurst in stable condition and that the Land Rover driver remained at the scene.