BMW driver linked to fatal Hunts Point sedan crash
A driver in a BMW sedan traveled north at Manida Street and Viele Avenue before a 2:40 a.m. crash that killed a 21-year-old woman in the front passenger seat of a Ford and injured four motorists, while police told News 12 the BMW driver stayed at the scene and a passenger ran.
What We Know
At 2:40 a.m. on July 20, 2024, a northbound driver in a 2022 BMW sedan and an eastbound driver in a 2017 Ford sedan were involved in a crash at Manida Street and Viele Avenue in Hunts Point. The official record says a 21-year-old woman riding in the Ford’s front passenger seat was killed and four motorists were injured. It lists traffic-control disregard and unsafe speed for the BMW driver. News 12, citing police, reported that a woman pulled from the Ford died at a hospital, that three injured people had severe injuries, and that the BMW driver remained while a passenger ran from the scene. Witnesses told the station they often saw partying and racing on the streets and feared working night jobs because of it.
The crash happened before dawn in Hunts Point
The city record places the crash at 2:40 a.m. on July 20, 2024; News 12, citing police, described it as occurring around 3 a.m. at Viele Avenue and Manida Street. The official record lists a northbound driver in a 2022 BMW sedan and an eastbound driver in a 2017 Ford sedan, both going straight before the crash.
The Ford carried four people, including a 21-year-old woman in the front passenger seat who was killed. Four motorists were injured. The record also includes an unoccupied parked Hino box truck with right-front bumper damage.
Viele Avenue has seen repeated crash harm
The crash happened at Manida Street and Viele Avenue in the Bronx. CrashCountNYC’s location review for the Viele Avenue corridor records 47 crashes, 17 injuries, four serious injuries and three deaths from Jan. 1, 2022, through June 1, 2026.
Police reported a death and severe injuries
News 12 reported that police said a woman pulled from the Ford died at a hospital. The station also reported that the driver and three others were taken to the hospital, and that three of the injured people had severe injuries.
Police told News 12 that the BMW driver remained at the scene while a passenger ran away.
Witnesses described fear on the block
Witnesses told News 12 they often saw people partying and racing on the streets in the area, and said they were scared to work night jobs because of it.