Driver Lost Control on FDR Drive; Two Passengers Died
At 4:36 a.m. on March 4, 2022, on FDR Drive at East 74th Street, police said Daquan Allen lost control of a 2006 Infiniti M35 and hit a concrete barrier or median, killing two women passengers.
What We Know
At 4:36 a.m. on March 4, 2022, the official record places a fatal crash on FDR Drive at East 74th Street, involving a northbound 2006 Infiniti sedan with three occupants. Police told reporters that Daquan Allen lost control and hit a concrete barrier or median; responders found the Infiniti engulfed in flames. Two women passengers died, and Allen was hospitalized in serious but stable condition, according to the New York Post. The official record cites unsafe speed for the crash and lists alcohol involvement and unsafe lane changing for the sedan. News reports disagreed on the victims' name spellings: the Post reported Kesha Montez and Mahogany Robinson, while the Daily News reported Kesha Montes and Monhougane Robinson and described them as sisters.
An early-morning crash on the FDR Drive
The official record says the crash happened at 4:36 a.m. on March 4, 2022, on FDR Drive at East 74th Street. It records two people killed and one person injured, all motorists.
The record lists a northbound 2006 Infiniti sedan with three occupants and says the driver was changing lanes before the crash. Police told the Post and Daily News that Daquan Allen lost control and hit concrete; the Post described a barrier, while the Daily News described a median.
Two women passengers died
The official record lists the people killed as two women passengers, ages 35 and 29. News reports named them, but the spellings differed: the Post reported Kesha Montez and Mahogany Robinson, while the Daily News reported Kesha Montes and Monhougane Robinson.
The Daily News reported that the women were sisters and that Robinson had traveled from Columbus, Ohio, to visit her sibling in Yonkers. The paper reported that Montes left behind two teenage sons and that Monhougane worked as a cashier at a Safeway in Ohio.
Records and police statements pointed to speed and alcohol
The official crash record lists unsafe speed as a contributing factor. The official record for the sedan lists alcohol involvement and unsafe lane changing.
The Post reported that police had Allen in custody at Weill Cornell Medical Center on suspicion of drunk driving, with charges pending. The Daily News headline said the driver had been charged in a high-speed crash, but the article text supplied no charge details.
The Infiniti had three occupants
The official record lists one sedan, a 2006 Infiniti, with three occupants. Press accounts described it as a white 2006 Infiniti M35, and the official record says the sedan was demolished.
Allen was hospitalized and held by police
The Post reported that Allen, 33, was taken to Weill Cornell Medical Center in serious but stable condition and was in police custody after the crash.
Where
FDR Dr & East 74th St