Teen driver charged after Bronx crash kills passenger
A 20-year-old passenger died after a Bronx crash at Oak Point Avenue and Manida Street, where police told the Daily News that T’Andre Hatcher hit an 18-wheeler while driving a silver Infiniti.
What We Know
Frankely Nunez-Payano, 20, died after a two-vehicle crash at Oak Point Avenue and Manida Street in the Bronx on January 8, 2022. City crash records list one motorist killed and one motorist injured, with alcohol involvement recorded as a contributing factor. The Daily News, citing police, reported that 19-year-old T’Andre Hatcher was driving a silver Infiniti when he hit an 18-wheeler in Hunts Point, and that medics took Nunez-Payano to Harlem Hospital, where he died. Police said Hatcher faced manslaughter, vehicular manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide, DWI and driving while ability impaired charges.
Police said a teen driver hit an 18-wheeler
City records place the crash at Oak Point Avenue and Manida Street in the Bronx on January 8, 2022, with one motorist killed and one motorist injured. The Daily News reported, citing police, that T’Andre Hatcher, 19, was driving a silver Infiniti when he hit an 18-wheeler in Hunts Point.
Frankely Nunez-Payano died after the crash
The official record identifies the person killed as a 20-year-old male front-seat passenger. The Daily News identified him as Frankely Nunez-Payano and reported that medics took him to Harlem Hospital, where he died.
Police cited alcohol charges
City crash data lists alcohol involvement for the crash. The Daily News reported that police charged Hatcher with manslaughter, vehicular manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide, driving while intoxicated and driving while ability impaired.
Friends and relatives mourned him on the Lower East Side
The day after the crash, the Daily News reported that Nunez-Payano’s friends and relatives lit candles and wrote messages at a makeshift memorial inside his Lower East Side apartment building. His 17-year-old brother described him as kind and generous.
Oak Point Avenue has seen repeated harm since 2022
The crash happened at Oak Point Avenue and Manida Street in the Bronx. CrashCountNYC location records for Oak Point Avenue show 67 crashes, 49 injuries, 5 serious injuries and 2 deaths from January 2022 through June 1, 2026.