Driver Charged After Espina Bundley Killed on Second Avenue
A 69-year-old pedestrian was killed at 2 Avenue and East 58 Street at 4:28 a.m. on March 25, 2026, and police later charged Bryan Alexis Guashpa Rumipamba in the reported hit-and-run.
What We Know
Espina Bundley, 69, of Queens, died after a driver in a black SUV hit her early March 25, 2026, on Second Avenue in Midtown East. The city crash record places the fatal pedestrian crash at 2 Avenue and East 58 Street at 4:28 a.m.; many news reports, citing police, described the corner as East 57th Street and Second Avenue. Reporters said medics took Bundley to NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell, where she died. Police later arrested Bryan Alexis Guashpa Rumipamba, 43, and charged him with leaving the scene of a fatal crash, failure to yield to a pedestrian and failure to exercise due care.
Before dawn on Second Avenue
The city crash record says one pedestrian was killed and no one else was reported injured in a crash at 4:28 a.m. at 2 Avenue and East 58 Street in Manhattan. The official vehicle record lists a station wagon or SUV traveling south before the crash, with driver inattention or distraction recorded as a contributing factor.
News accounts identified the woman who died as Espina Bundley, of Queens. Reporters said a driver in a black SUV hit her, left the scene, and that medics took her to NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell, where she died.
Police arrested a Queens man
Police later arrested Bryan Alexis Guashpa Rumipamba, 43, and identified him as the driver. Reports citing police said he was charged with leaving the scene of a fatal crash, failure to yield to a pedestrian and failure to exercise due care.
The Daily News reported that police accused Guashpa Rumipamba of driving a Chevrolet Suburban when he hit Bundley. Patch and Fox 5 also reported, citing police, that the vehicle was a 2024 Chevrolet Suburban.
Public records describe the corner differently
The city crash record places the crash at 2 Avenue and East 58 Street. Many early and follow-up news reports, citing police, described the location as East 57th Street and Second Avenue; Patch later reported East 58th Street while also describing the north crosswalk at East 57th Street. Readers may see both nearby corners in public accounts of the case.
Espina Bundley was remembered by a neighbor
The official record and later reports identified Bundley as 69; an early Daily News story described the woman as 68 before her name was released. Streetsblog reported that Felix Labra, her landlord, knew her as Espy and said, "She was a very nice person."
People nearby tried to help
ABC7 reported that surveillance video showed another SUV driver slow and stop after the crash, turn on hazard lights, and that two people got out to try to help Bundley. Resident Erica Cohen told the station, "She was probably on her way to work or just doing something good and a bad thing happened unfortunately and it's upsetting."