Overview
- Police say a black Audi rear-ended a Toyota Camry shortly after midnight on Monday, sending the Camry into a Toyota RAV4 and causing both cars to crash into trees.
- Emergency responders took the Camry driver to Maimonides Medical Center where he was pronounced dead and his 39-year-old rear-seat passenger suffered neck and back injuries.
- The RAV4 driver reported minor injuries and all accounts describe heavy front-end damage to the Camry and RAV4, which reporters identified as rideshare vehicles.
- On-scene video and witnesses show the Audi with deployed airbags and no plates, and some witnesses said occupants removed plates before leaving, but police have not confirmed that claim.
- The NYPD Highway District Collision Investigation Squad is leading the active hit-and-run probe, and investigators will likely rely on video, witness statements, vehicle forensics and rideshare trip records as they hunt for the fleeing driver.