Fatal Wrong-Way Crash in NYC: Driver Flees After Killing Two Men

Wrong-Way Driver Causes Deadly Collision on Henry Hudson Parkway

In a dev­as­tat­ing inci­dent on August 24, 2024, a wrong-way dri­ver caused a fatal crash on the Hen­ry Hud­son Park­way in Harlem, New York City. The col­li­sion, which occurred around 2:20 a.m. near West 154th Street, result­ed in the deaths of two men and left law enforce­ment search­ing for the flee­ing driver.

Victims and Vehicle Details

The vic­tims, trav­el­ing in a black Dodge sedan with New Jer­sey plates, were trag­i­cal­ly killed in the crash:

• Dri­ver: A 40-year-old man, pro­nounced dead at Harlem Hospital
• Pas­sen­ger: A 33-year-old man, pro­nounced dead at Colum­bia Pres­by­ter­ian Hospital

The wrong-way vehi­cle, a pick­up truck with Ontario, Cana­da plates, col­lid­ed head-on with the Dodge sedan, caus­ing cat­a­stroph­ic damage.

Aftermath and Escape

Fol­low­ing the collision:

• The pick­up truck burst into flames, requir­ing fire­fight­er intervention
• Both the dri­ver and pas­sen­ger of the pick­up truck fled the scene
• Police appre­hend­ed the pas­sen­ger approx­i­mate­ly 30 feet from the crash site
• The dri­ver remains at large, with an ongo­ing search underway

Additional Damage and Injuries

The crash also affect­ed oth­er vehicles:

• A black Audi sus­tained front-end damage
• The Audi dri­ver received treat­ment for minor injuries at the scene
• An SUV was report­ed­ly dam­aged, though no addi­tion­al injuries were reported

Ongoing Investigation

The NYPD is active­ly inves­ti­gat­ing the inci­dent. As of now:

• No arrests have been made
• The iden­ti­ties of the vic­tims have not been released, pend­ing fam­i­ly notification
• The pas­sen­ger of the pick­up truck is in cus­tody but has not been pub­licly identified

This trag­ic event serves as a stark reminder of the dan­gers of wrong-way dri­ving and the dev­as­tat­ing con­se­quences it can have on inno­cent lives. The search for the flee­ing dri­ver con­tin­ues as author­i­ties work to bring clo­sure to the vic­tims’ fam­i­lies and ensure jus­tice is served.