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Driver in Custody After Harlem Crash Near Apollo Kills Cyclist, Injures Four

Police are investigating the cause, with charges pending.

Overview

  • The red Hyundai Tucson lost control just after 8 p.m. Thursday on West 125th Street near Frederick Douglass Boulevard, steps from the Apollo Theater.
  • Two cyclists described as delivery workers were struck; a 28-year-old died at Mount Sinai Morningside and a 33-year-old remains in critical condition at Harlem Hospital.
  • The vehicle then hit a Toyota RAV4 driven by a 40-year-old man, an occupied parked Lexus with men ages 28 and 23, an unoccupied NYPD cruiser, and an unoccupied tractor-trailer.
  • Authorities have not determined whether impairment or a medical episode was a factor, and officials have not released the victims’ names pending family notification.
  • Witnesses and surveillance footage depict the SUV accelerating and dragging victims as debris flew and bystanders scrambled to get out of the way.