Lincoln driver charged after fatal Bronx crash
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Dimas Cuadrado, driving a northbound Lincoln, hit a westbound Infiniti at Castle Hill Avenue and Randall Avenue at 12:49 a.m. on Nov. 16, 2024, in a crash that killed passenger Dorilys Ramos, 27; the Daily News reported he was later charged.
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What We Know
Cuadrado drove north on Castle Hill Avenue and hit a westbound Infiniti carrying Ramos, the Daily News reported. The paper said the impact sent the Infiniti northwest and into a parked 2018 Honda Pilot. The Daily News called the Infiniti a 2017 QX60, while News 12 called it a 2017 Q60; the official record classifies it as a sedan. The Daily News said Ramos was pronounced dead at Jacobi Medical Center, while News 12 reported she was pronounced dead at the scene.
Crash sequence and vehicle descriptions
The Daily News reported that Cuadrado, 43, drove a 2011 Lincoln MKX north on Castle Hill Avenue and hit a westbound Infiniti. The paper said the impact sent the Infiniti northwest and into a parked 2018 Honda Pilot. The Daily News described the Infiniti as a QX60, News 12 described it as a Q60, and the official record classifies it as a sedan.
Ramos and the other occupants
The official record identifies the fatality as a 27-year-old female passenger. The Daily News and News 12 identify her as Dorilys Ramos and as a passenger in the Infiniti; the Daily News reported that she lived nearby in Clason Point. The Daily News said Ramos was pronounced dead at Jacobi Medical Center, while News 12 reported she was pronounced dead at the scene.
Reports also differ on the other occupants and injuries. The Daily News described three people in the Lincoln, reporting that Cuadrado and a 37-year-old female passenger were in stable condition and a 41-year-old male passenger was uninjured; it also reported that the Infiniti driver was stable. News 12 reported four other people injured. The official record lists two people injured and two occupants in the Lincoln.
Charges and recorded factors
The Daily News reported that police arrested Cuadrado and charged him with criminally negligent homicide, vehicular manslaughter, vehicular assault, driving while intoxicated and driving while ability impaired. The paper said his arraignment was pending at publication.
The official crash record lists traffic control disregarded and alcohol involvement as contributing factors for the Lincoln.
Where
CASTLE HILL AVE and RANDALL AVE