Police Say Fleeing Lamborghini Driver Killed Passenger in Inwood.
At 10:17 p.m. on Dec. 4, 2023, at 10th Avenue and West 213th Street in Inwood, police said a 22-year-old Lamborghini driver fleeing officers ran a red light and crashed, killing passenger Tiana Rodriguez.
What We Know
The city crash record says one motorist was killed and two were injured at 10th Avenue and West 213th Street at 10:17 p.m. on Dec. 4, 2023. Police told the New York Post that a 22-year-old Lamborghini driver fled after officers tried to pull him over, ran a red light, collided with a driver in a Hyundai who was making a left turn, and then hit an elevated subway pillar. The Post identified the passenger who died as 21-year-old Tiana Rodriguez, of the Bronx; police said EMS pronounced her dead at the scene. The Lamborghini driver was taken to Harlem Hospital in critical condition and was in custody but had not been charged by Tuesday, the Post reported.
Police described a failed traffic stop before the fatal impact.
City records show that one passenger was killed and two motorists were injured in a crash involving a sedan and an SUV at 10th Avenue and West 213th Street at 10:17 p.m.
Police said the Lamborghini driver ran a red light; when officers put on their lights to pull him over, he took off north on Tenth Avenue. Police said he later collided with a driver in a silver Hyundai Elantra who was attempting a left turn onto West 213th Street, then hit a pillar supporting the elevated subway track.
Responding officers pulled the Lamborghini driver out before a fire broke out with the passenger still inside, police said.
Tiana Rodriguez was the passenger who died.
The city record describes the person killed as a 21-year-old front-seat passenger. The New York Post identified her as Tiana Rodriguez, of the Bronx, and reported that EMS pronounced her dead.
Police said the Lamborghini driver was taken to Harlem Hospital in critical condition, and the 37-year-old Hyundai driver was taken there in stable condition. The city record lists two motorists injured.
The crash involved a Lamborghini SUV and a Hyundai sedan.
City records list a northbound SUV driver going straight ahead and a northbound sedan driver making a left turn. The New York Post identified the SUV as a Lamborghini and the sedan as a silver Hyundai Elantra.
Police and city records point to red-light disregard and speed.
The city crash record lists traffic-control disregard as a contributing factor. For the sport-utility driver traveling straight, the city record lists traffic-control disregard and unsafe speed.
Police sources told the New York Post that the Lamborghini driver ran a red light and fled after officers tried to stop him. The Post reported that the driver was in custody but had not been charged by Tuesday, and that the investigation was ongoing.
Where
10th Ave & West 213th St, Manhattan