Driver arrested in fatal Manhattan pedestrian hit-and-run
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Bryan Alexis Guashpa Rumipamba was arrested after police said he struck Espina Bundley, 69, while driving an SUV and fled; the official record lists one pedestrian death at 4:28 a.m. on March 25, 2026, at Second Avenue and East 58th Street.
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What We Know
Police say Bryan Alexis Guashpa Rumipamba was driving an SUV when he struck Espina Bundley, 69, and fled. Officers arrested him later that morning and charged him with leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death, failure to yield to a pedestrian and failure to exercise due care. The official record lists one pedestrian killed at 4:28 a.m. on March 25, 2026, at Second Avenue and East 58th Street. Police-based reports differ: several place the crash at East 57th Street, and accounts differ on whether the driver was going straight or turning at impact.
Reports place the crash at different corners.
The official record places the March 25 collision at Second Avenue and East 58th Street at 4:28 a.m. A police-based Patch arrest report also gives East 58th Street, while FOX 5 and several other reports place the crash at East 57th Street.
Accounts differ on the driver's movement.
Streetsblog's initial account, citing police, says the driver was heading south and hit Bundley in a crosswalk before turning left onto East 57th Street and fleeing. The official record lists southbound travel and says the driver was going straight ahead; the Daily News's arrest report says he hit her while making a turn. These accounts differ on his movement at impact.
ABC7 reported that surveillance video showed the driver slow down but not stop before turning left. It also reported that a second SUV stopped and two people got out to help Bundley.
Bundley was remembered by her landlord.
The official crash record lists a 69-year-old pedestrian as killed, and follow-up reports identify her as Espina Bundley. The Daily News's first-day report gave her age as 68; later reports identified her as 69.
Streetsblog reported that Bundley lived in Richmond Hill, Queens, worked two jobs and rented from Felix Labra for about two years. After her husband died the previous year, she moved from an upstairs unit to the basement, the report said. Labra recalled, "She was a very nice person," and, "She created a bond with my wife."
Reports describe an SUV, with one naming its model.
Police-based reports describe the vehicle as a black SUV; follow-up accounts identify it as a 2024 Chevrolet Suburban. The official record classifies it more broadly as a station wagon or sport utility vehicle and lists the year as 2024.
Police arrested and charged the driver.
FOX 5 reported that police arrested Bryan Alexis Guashpa Rumipamba at 10:18 a.m. on March 25. Police charged him with leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death, failure to yield to a pedestrian and failure to exercise due care.