SUV driver charged after Espina Bundley killed in Midtown crosswalk
Police charged Bryan Guashpa Rumipamba after a hit-and-run in which a 69-year-old pedestrian was killed; the city crash record lists Second Avenue at East 58th Street, while press accounts reported East 57th Street.
What We Know
Official crash records list a 69-year-old woman killed while crossing in a marked crosswalk without a signal at Second Avenue and East 58th Street around half past 4 AM on March 25. The records list one southbound SUV, a driver with a New York permit, driver inattention or distraction, and traffic-control disregard. News reports citing police place the crash at East 57th Street and Second Avenue and say the driver left the scene. Police later identified Bryan Alexis Guashpa Rumipamba as the arrested driver, and reports said he was charged with leaving the scene of a fatal crash, failure to yield to a pedestrian, and failure to exercise due care.
Official Crash Data
Collision ID
4887447
Date
March 25, 2026
Time
4:28 a.m.
Location
2nd Ave & E 58th St, Manhattan
Borough
MANHATTAN
Fatalities
1
Pedestrians killed
1
Vehicles listed
SUV, Station Wagon/Sport Utility Vehicle
Contributing factors listed
Driver Inattention/Distraction
An early-morning hit-and-run on Second Avenue
The city crash record says a 69-year-old woman was killed at 4:28 a.m. on March 25, 2026, at Second Avenue and East 58th Street. Police accounts reported by Gothamist and Streetsblog placed the crash at East 57th Street and Second Avenue just before about 4:30 a.m.
Streetsblog reported that the driver of a black SUV was heading south on Second Avenue when he hit the woman in a crosswalk and then turned left and fled. The Daily News reported that first responders found her in a protected bike lane and took her to New York-Presbyterian Hospital Weill Cornell, where she died.
Espina Bundley was identified after the crash
The New York Post and the Daily News identified the woman who died as Espina Bundley of Richmond Hill, Queens. The city record and most later press accounts gave her age as 69; an initial Daily News report described the victim as 68.
Streetsblog reported that Bundley rented a home unit from Felix Labra, who called her Espy and said, "She was a very nice person." The same story reported that she had been working two jobs.
Police accused a Queens driver in a black SUV
Police identified the driver as Bryan Alexis Guashpa Rumipamba, 43, of Queens, according to the Post and Daily News. The Daily News reported that police accused him of hitting Bundley in a Chevrolet Suburban; the city crash record lists a 2024 Chevrolet SUV with a male driver traveling south.
The official record lists the SUV driver as going straight ahead before the crash. The Daily News account reported that police said Guashpa Rumipamba hit Bundley as he made a turn.
Records and charges point to driver conduct
The city crash record lists driver inattention/distraction for the SUV entry and traffic control disregarded in the pedestrian record. It also describes the pedestrian as crossing in a marked crosswalk with no signal.
Investigators searched video, then made an arrest
On the morning of the crash, CBS New York and the Daily News reported that police were looking for the driver and reviewing surveillance footage. The Post reported that officers arrested Guashpa Rumipamba several hours later, and the Daily News reported that his arraignment in Manhattan Criminal Court was pending Thursday.
Second Avenue has a long crash record
The official record geocodes the crash near Second Avenue and East 58th Street in Midtown East. Press accounts repeatedly described the scene as Second Avenue and East 57th Street, one block to the south.
CrashCountNYC's corridor context for Second Avenue in Manhattan counts 3,205 crashes, 1,880 injuries, 131 serious injuries, and 12 deaths since 2022.