A BMW driver was involved in a fatal crash in Hunts Point.
A 23-year-old man driving a BMW was involved in a 2:40 a.m. July 20 crash at Manida Street and Viele Avenue that killed Ford passenger Jinmaris Melendez, 21, and injured four others, according to the official crash record and Daily Voice's police-based report.
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What We Know
At 2:40 a.m. on July 20, 2024, a 23-year-old man driving a BMW and a Ford driver were involved in a collision at Manida Street and Viele Avenue. Daily Voice reported that the BMW driver struck the eastbound Ford, sending it into a parked box truck; El Diario published a conflicting account of which driver struck the other. The official crash record attributes traffic-control disregard and unsafe speed to the BMW driver, and Daily Voice reported that the NYPD investigation was ongoing with no arrests.
The crash happened at a Hunts Point intersection.
The crash occurred at Manida Street and Viele Avenue in the Bronx at 2:40 a.m. on July 20, 2024. News 12 described the location as Hunts Point.
Published accounts disagree on the first impact.
Daily Voice, citing investigators, reported that the northbound BMW driver struck the eastbound Ford, sending it into an unoccupied parked box truck. El Diario first also described the BMW striking the Ford, but later attributed to police an account in which the Ford struck the BMW. El Diario said it was unclear which vehicle caused the crash.
The official record lists a northbound BMW sedan, an eastbound Ford sedan and an unoccupied parked Hino box truck. It does not resolve the differing accounts of which driver struck the other.
Jinmaris Melendez was riding in the Ford.
Daily Voice identified Melendez as a 21-year-old woman from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and reported that she was riding in a Ford Focus. The official record places the person killed in the Ford's front passenger seat. Daily Voice reported that she had severe head and body injuries and later died at Lincoln Medical Center; El Diario reported that paramedics brought her there and she was declared without vital signs.
El Diario reported that the Ford driver, a 37-year-old man, and two female rear passengers, ages 22 and 23, had injuries that were not life-threatening. Daily Voice also described the Ford occupants' injuries as non-life-threatening. Daily Voice and El Diario reported that the 23-year-old BMW driver suffered minor injuries and stayed at the scene.
News 12 said three of the hospitalized people had severe injuries. Daily Voice and El Diario described the surviving Ford occupants' injuries as non-life-threatening and the BMW driver's as minor.
The investigation continued without immediate charges.
The official crash record attributes traffic-control disregard and unsafe speed to the BMW driver. Daily Voice reported that no arrests had been made and the NYPD investigation was ongoing; El Diario reported that no charges had been filed immediately.
Reports differ about another BMW occupant.
News 12 reported that a BMW passenger ran from the scene, and El Diario said an unidentified female passenger left before police could interview her. The official vehicle record lists one BMW occupant.