Bryan Alexis Guashpa Rumipamba charged after fatal hit-and-run
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Police say Bryan Alexis Guashpa Rumipamba struck Espina Bundley, 69, and fled; the crash record lists 4:28 a.m. on March 25 at Second Avenue and East 58th Street, while reports also place it at East 57th.
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What We Know
Police say Bryan Alexis Guashpa Rumipamba struck pedestrian Espina Bundley, 69, and fled on March 25, 2026. The crash record places the collision at Second Avenue and East 58th Street at 4:28 a.m.; several news reports instead give East 57th Street. Accounts also differ on whether the driver was turning at impact. Police later arrested Guashpa Rumipamba and charged him with leaving the scene of a fatal crash, failing to yield to a pedestrian and failing to exercise due care.
Police accounts differ on the driver's turn
At 4:28 a.m. on March 25, 2026, Bryan Alexis Guashpa Rumipamba struck Espina Bundley, 69, as she crossed Second Avenue, according to police reports. The crash record counts one pedestrian killed. Reports say paramedics took Bundley to NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell, where she died.
FOX 5, citing police, described Guashpa Rumipamba traveling south in the right lane as Bundley crossed in a north crosswalk at East 57th Street. The Daily News reported that he struck her while making a turn; Streetsblog's initial report said he turned left onto East 57th after impact. These accounts differ on whether the turn began before or after the collision.
Reports disagree on the cross street
The official crash record locates the collision at Second Avenue and East 58th Street. Patch's arrest report also names East 58th Street, while FOX 5 and the Daily News place the crash at East 57th Street.
Bundley's landlord remembered her kindness
The official record and several reports give Bundley's age as 69; an early Daily News report said 68. Later reports identified her as Espina Bundley, a resident of Richmond Hill, Queens.
Streetsblog reported that Bundley rented from Felix Labra for about two years. “She was a very nice person,” Labra told Streetsblog. “She created a bond with my wife.” He said he had come by to bring her food.
Reports vary in how specifically they describe the vehicle
FOX 5, citing police, identified the vehicle as a 2024 Chevrolet Suburban; the Daily News also described it as a Chevrolet Suburban. Earlier reports described a black SUV. The official crash record uses the category Station Wagon/Sport Utility Vehicle.
Police arrested Guashpa Rumipamba later that morning
FOX 5 reported that police arrested Guashpa Rumipamba at 10:18 a.m. on March 25. He was charged with leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death, failure to yield to a pedestrian and failure to exercise due care.