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the two vehicles, lost control
of his bicycle and fell
to the street, where he
was struck by the moving
truck’s rear passenger
wheels.
The unnamed driver
remained on the scene.
The investigation into
this case is ongoing.
A second crash happened
on June 12 in the
41st Precinct just hours
after the fi rst fatal collision.
Police responded to
reports of a motor vehicle
crash at the intersection
of Tiffany Street and
Randall Avenue. When
they arrived, offi cers
discovered a 24-year-old
man in the driver’s seat
of a Honda Accord. They
reported that the man
was unconscious and unresponsive
with severe
head and body trauma.
When EMS personnel
arrived, they pronounced
the man dead.
NYPD reports indicated
that the unnamed
man was traveling north
on Tiffany Street in the
south bound lane of traffi
c while approaching
the intersection of Randall
Avenue.
Police said that when
he entered the intersection,
he allegedly disobeyed
a steady red traffi
c signal and collided
with the a second vehicle,
a 2018 Freightliner
box truck operated by a
41-year-old man.
The truck driver was
reportedly traveling east
on Randall Avenue and
had the green traffi c
light in his favor.
Upon impact, the
man’s Honda was
wedged under the truck
and came to a stop. The
truck’s operator was not
injured.
Police are withholding
the victim’s name
pending proper family
notifi cation. The investigation
remains ongoing.
BY JENNA BAGCAL
Two crashes in the
Bronx, one in Mott Haven
and the other in
Hunts Point, ended fatally
last week.
According to NYPD
source, the fi rst of these
two crashes happened in
the confi nes of the 40th
Precinct on Thursday,
June 11 just before 5 p.m.
Police responded to a call
about a crash involving
a box truck and a cyclist
near East 138th Street
and Park Avenue.
When cops arrived at
the scene, they reportedly
found the cyclist,
38-year-old Jose Luis
Estudillo Garcia, with
severe trauma to his
body. When EMT personnel
arrived, they pronounced
Garcia dead at
the scene.
The NYPD’s Collision
Investigation Squad
conducted a preliminary
investigation and determined
that the 53-yearold
truck driver was
traveling northbound on
Park Avenue when he allegedly
slowed down behind
a double parked vehicle.
Police reported that
when the driver attempted
to navigate
around the parked vehicle,
Garcia allegedly
tried passing between
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Two crashes in Mott Haven
and Hunts Point end fatally
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