Driver dies after hitting trees on Staten Island
On Sept. 4, 2024, 29-year-old driver Edan Darmoni died after police said he lost control of a Ferrari convertible near Drumgoole Road West and Watkins Avenue on Staten Island.
What We Know
Edan Darmoni was driving south on Drumgoole Road West on the morning of Sept. 4, 2024, when police said he failed to navigate the roadway and hit multiple trees on Watkins Avenue near a pathway to the Korean War Veterans Parkway. City records list the crash at Drumgoole Road West and Watkins Avenue, with one motorist killed and no other injuries. The official vehicle record identifies a Ferrari convertible and lists unsafe speed as a contributing factor.
Police said the driver lost control near Watkins Avenue
The official record lists one person killed and no other injuries.
The driver was taken to a hospital, where he died
Darmoni, 29, was the only listed occupant and driver. First responders found him unconscious with injuries to his head and body, and EMS took him to Staten Island University Hospital-North Campus, where he died, police said.
Drumgoole Road West has a recent record of serious crashes
The crash happened at Drumgoole Road West and Watkins Avenue in Staten Island’s 10312 ZIP code, near the Korean War Veterans Parkway pathway described by police to the Daily News.
CrashCountNYC’s street context for Drumgoole Road West counts 154 crashes, 112 injuries, 5 serious injuries and 2 deaths since 2022.
The NYPD said the investigation was continuing
The Daily News reported that the NYPD was continuing to investigate the crash.