Teen driver's Hylan Boulevard crash left three passengers dead
At 8:47 p.m. on July 10, 2022, a 16-year-old driver in a Ford Mustang and a GMC Yukon driver turning at Richard Avenue collided on Hylan Boulevard, where three teen passengers died and six other motorists were injured.
What We Know
On the evening of July 10, 2022, a 16-year-old driver in a Ford Mustang was traveling on Hylan Boulevard as a GMC Yukon driver turned at Richard Avenue. Police told reporters the Ford driver was speeding before the drivers collided. Three passengers in the Ford died: Fernanda Gil, 16, and two 15-year-olds identified by police as Jesie Gil and Ashley Rodriguez. The official record lists six additional motorists injured and cites unsafe speed and failure to yield as crash factors. Press accounts reported the Ford split apart after the impact and that the SUV driver was taken into custody with a suspended license; the official record describes that driver as unlicensed.
Police described a speeding teen driver and a left-turning SUV driver
The official record places the crash at Hylan Boulevard and Richard Avenue at 8:47 p.m. and lists a 2018 Ford sedan traveling east and a 2017 GMC SUV traveling west before the crash. Press reports identified the Ford as a Mustang and the GMC as a Yukon.
Police told reporters the 16-year-old Ford driver was speeding before the drivers collided as the GMC driver turned left onto Richard Avenue. Afterward, press accounts said the Ford split in two, two back-seat passengers were ejected, and the front passenger was taken to a hospital, where she died.
Three teen passengers died
Police identified the passengers who died as Fernanda Gil, 16, and two 15-year-olds, Jesie Gil and Ashley Rodriguez. The Daily News spelled Jesie's name as Jessie and reported that Fernanda and Jessie were siblings.
The official record lists three passengers killed and six motorists injured. Press reports said the 16-year-old Ford driver was hospitalized, while the 47-year-old GMC driver and four passengers in the GMC had minor injuries.
Speed, failure to yield, and licensing questions were documented
The official crash record cites unsafe speed and failure to yield right-of-way as contributing factors. In the vehicle records, the Ford driver is listed with a permit and driver inexperience, and the GMC driver is listed with failure to yield.
Press accounts reported that the Ford driver had a learner's permit and should have had a licensed adult in the front seat. Press accounts also said the GMC driver had a suspended license, while the official vehicle record describes that driver as unlicensed.
Hylan Boulevard has a long crash record
The crash happened at Hylan Boulevard and Richard Avenue on Staten Island. CrashCountNYC's street history for Hylan Boulevard on Staten Island shows 1,836 crashes, 1,125 injuries, 51 serious injuries and 11 deaths from the start of 2022 through June 1, 2026.
City officials pointed to a planned redesign nearby
The day after the crash, Transportation Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez said DOT would move ahead with changes on a 1.2-mile South Shore stretch of Hylan Boulevard between Satterlee Street and Page Avenue, including fewer car lanes, bike lanes and left-turn lanes. The Daily News reported that the fatal crash was a block east of the planned redesign and that DOT officials would explore additional changes at the crash intersection.