Friends, witness left shaken after 2 young passengers killed in NYC stunt-driving mishap in area known for thrill-seekers: cops
NY Post
Friends and witnesses were left shaken after a crash caused by a young driver’s stunt mishap killed two passengers — including a 15-year-old-girl — in a Bronx neighborhood known as a magnet for thrill-seeking motorists.
The unidentified 23-year-old driver of a Chrysler 300 hit a dip in the road just before the fatal crash with a parked truck, which happened near the intersection of Bryant and Viele Avenues in Hunts Point at about 3:30 a.m., the truck’s owner said.
“There was salt on the road, and there’s a dip, so when he hit that, he started losing control,” the truck owner, who identified himself as Chip, told The Post on Monday.
The driver had been trying to pull stunts behind the wheel but didn’t account for the slight slump in the road, which cuts through the heart of an industrial area near the East River, the owner said.
“I saw what happened,” he continued. “I saw what happened right after the accident, I saw how many kids were outside trying to open the doors.”
The caught-on-camera crash killed two passengers: Gilvante Roberson, 21, who sat in the front passenger seat; and Sabrina Villagomez, 15, who was sitting in the back.
