A Mitsubishi Montero SUV that tried to pass a Dodge Charger in Queens ended up sending the Charger into a horrible crash, killing a 19-year-old passenger on Friday night. According to the Daily News, "Police sources said [SUV driver Luis] Forero failed to pass the Charger and smashed into it, sending it careening into a fence and launching it onto its roof, where it slid upside down for about 150 feet." There's also a terrible picture of the mangled Charger.
A witness said the impact was sudden and "hard." The crash, occurred at 225th Street near North Conduit Avenue, had left Brian Hemmings pinned in the car's backseat. Though he was extricated by first responders, he died from his injuries.
Apparently Forero left the scene on foot, but later turned himself in. He was charged with leaving the scene of a fatal motor vehicle accident and unsafe lane change.
