Leroy N. Soetoro
2020-12-27 19:24:22 UTC
Four recent high school graduates from Yonkers, N.Y., were killed when a
speeding driver collided with their car.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/23/nyregion/yonkers-car-crash.html
The surveillance video shows a car that streaked across the avenue like a
comet and then burst into flames as it collided with an oncoming sedan,
splitting it clean in half.
In the sedan were four 18-year-old men, recent high school graduates and
residents of Yonkers, in Westchester County, where the crash took place
late on Tuesday. All four died at the scene, Yonkers police officials
said. The driver of the speeding car, a 36-year-old man, was extricated
from his 2009 Infiniti and transported to a trauma center, where he died
from his injuries.
Shortly before the crash, the police had observed the 2009 Infiniti, which
was moving erratically in the area of South Broadway and Prospect Street
in Yonkers, and tried to stop it in front of Riverdale Avenue. The driver
briefly pulled over, but then immediately accelerated beyond reckless
speeds on the avenue as it approached the intersection at Culver Street,
the police said.
At the same time, a silver Nissan, occupied by the four young men, was
entering the intersection. The speeding car collided with the Nissan,
resulting in catastrophic damage to both vehicles, a statement from the
police said on Wednesday, adding: The force of the impact split the
Nissan in half.
The police identified the four young men in the Nissan as Brandon Sierra,
Randy Brisbane and Tamari Watkins, who graduated from Saunders Trades and
Technical High School in Yonkers in June, and Anthony Cruz, a recent
graduate of Riverside High School in Yonkers. The driver of the Infiniti
was identified as Devon Haywood of Mount Vernon, N.Y.
This unthinkable tragedy, the loss of four young people with their lives
ahead of them, breaks our hearts, said Edwin M. Quezada, superintendent
of the Yonkers Public Schools.
The speeding driver, Mr. Haywood, had a criminal history. In 2018, he
pleaded guilty to a felony drug possession charge after police found him
hiding a bag of cocaine in his sock, according to court records. He was
sentenced to a year in the Westchester County jail.
Mr. Haywood also served time in federal prison after pleading guilty to
selling five grams of crack cocaine in 2005, court records show.
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After his release, in 2011, he was shot eight times while walking out of a
store, according to a document filed by his probation officer . He has
almost fully recovered and he has a bullet still lodged in his face and
two in his leg, the official wrote.
BREAKING overnight fatal crash ends with a car in multiple pieces across
Riverdale Ave. in #Yonkers. At least two people are confirmed dead.
Several others hospitalized in unknown condition. The latest on channel 7.
#abc7NY pic.twitter.com/gvTYbly190
Derick Waller (@wallerABC7) December 23, 2020
The crash stunned Maria Delgado, 74, who lives near the scene. She was on
the phone, about to take out the trash, when she heard a deafening noise
and went to her window.
I thought there was a shooting, and then realized it was a crash, she
said.
She added: I was so shocked. Ive never seen an accident like this. Ive
never seen a car so completely split. Oh, my God.
Mayor Mike Spano of Yonkers said the tragic accident was a reminder of the
dangers of speeding.
Four young lives were cut short by the recklessness of one individual,
he said in a statement. Let this be a lesson to all who drive at
excessive speeds it not only puts your life at risk but also the
innocent lives with whom you share the road.
Jack Begg contributed research.
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speeding driver collided with their car.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/23/nyregion/yonkers-car-crash.html
The surveillance video shows a car that streaked across the avenue like a
comet and then burst into flames as it collided with an oncoming sedan,
splitting it clean in half.
In the sedan were four 18-year-old men, recent high school graduates and
residents of Yonkers, in Westchester County, where the crash took place
late on Tuesday. All four died at the scene, Yonkers police officials
said. The driver of the speeding car, a 36-year-old man, was extricated
from his 2009 Infiniti and transported to a trauma center, where he died
from his injuries.
Shortly before the crash, the police had observed the 2009 Infiniti, which
was moving erratically in the area of South Broadway and Prospect Street
in Yonkers, and tried to stop it in front of Riverdale Avenue. The driver
briefly pulled over, but then immediately accelerated beyond reckless
speeds on the avenue as it approached the intersection at Culver Street,
the police said.
At the same time, a silver Nissan, occupied by the four young men, was
entering the intersection. The speeding car collided with the Nissan,
resulting in catastrophic damage to both vehicles, a statement from the
police said on Wednesday, adding: The force of the impact split the
Nissan in half.
The police identified the four young men in the Nissan as Brandon Sierra,
Randy Brisbane and Tamari Watkins, who graduated from Saunders Trades and
Technical High School in Yonkers in June, and Anthony Cruz, a recent
graduate of Riverside High School in Yonkers. The driver of the Infiniti
was identified as Devon Haywood of Mount Vernon, N.Y.
This unthinkable tragedy, the loss of four young people with their lives
ahead of them, breaks our hearts, said Edwin M. Quezada, superintendent
of the Yonkers Public Schools.
The speeding driver, Mr. Haywood, had a criminal history. In 2018, he
pleaded guilty to a felony drug possession charge after police found him
hiding a bag of cocaine in his sock, according to court records. He was
sentenced to a year in the Westchester County jail.
Mr. Haywood also served time in federal prison after pleading guilty to
selling five grams of crack cocaine in 2005, court records show.
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After his release, in 2011, he was shot eight times while walking out of a
store, according to a document filed by his probation officer . He has
almost fully recovered and he has a bullet still lodged in his face and
two in his leg, the official wrote.
BREAKING overnight fatal crash ends with a car in multiple pieces across
Riverdale Ave. in #Yonkers. At least two people are confirmed dead.
Several others hospitalized in unknown condition. The latest on channel 7.
#abc7NY pic.twitter.com/gvTYbly190
Derick Waller (@wallerABC7) December 23, 2020
The crash stunned Maria Delgado, 74, who lives near the scene. She was on
the phone, about to take out the trash, when she heard a deafening noise
and went to her window.
I thought there was a shooting, and then realized it was a crash, she
said.
She added: I was so shocked. Ive never seen an accident like this. Ive
never seen a car so completely split. Oh, my God.
Mayor Mike Spano of Yonkers said the tragic accident was a reminder of the
dangers of speeding.
Four young lives were cut short by the recklessness of one individual,
he said in a statement. Let this be a lesson to all who drive at
excessive speeds it not only puts your life at risk but also the
innocent lives with whom you share the road.
Jack Begg contributed research.
--
"LOCKDOWN", left-wing COVID fearmongering. 95% of COVID infections
recover with no after effects.
No collusion - Special Counsel Robert Swan Mueller III, March 2019.
Donald J. Trump, cheated out of a second term by fraudulent "mail-in"
ballots. Report voter fraud: ***@mail.house.gov
Thank you for cleaning up the disaster of the 2008-2017 Obama / Biden
fiasco, President Trump.
Under Barack Obama's leadership, the United States of America became the
The World According To Garp. Obama sold out heterosexuals for Hollywood
queer liberal democrat donors.
President Trump boosted the economy, reduced illegal invasions, appointed
dozens of judges and three SCOTUS justices.
