A 27-year-old passenger was killed when a Tesla crashed into scaffolding in Midtown Manhattan early Wednesday morning, while the 27-year-old driver survived with minor injuries and was taken into police custody. The incident occurred at around 3 a.m. outside 315 Madison Ave. after the vehicle had struck a mailbox several blocks earlier. Police have not released the identities of either occupant pending notification of their families. The investigation into the cause of the crash is ongoing, but officials have not provided any information on what may have led to the driver losing control.
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A 27-year-old woman was killed when a Tesla she was riding in crashed into scaffolding in Midtown Manhattan early Wednesday morning. The 2024 Tesla, which was traveling east along East 42nd Street, hit a mailbox at around 2:43 a.m. before striking the scaffolding outside 315 Madison Ave. just before 3 a.m.. The vehicle traveled several blocks before coming to a stop at the intersection of Second Avenue. Both occupants were taken to a nearby hospital, where the passenger was pronounced dead. The driver, also a 27-year-old woman, is in stable condition and has been taken into police custody, but has not been charged. Officials have not said what caused the driver to lose control of the vehicle, and an investigation is ongoing.
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A 27-year-old woman was killed when a Tesla she was in crashed into scaffolding in Midtown Manhattan early Wednesday, with the injured female driver taken into police custody at a nearby hospital, police said.
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The 2024 Tesla hit a mailbox at around 2:43 a.m. before striking scaffolding outside 315 Madison Ave. just before 3 a.m., traveling several blocks east along East 42nd Street before coming to a stop at the intersection of Second Avenue, the NYPD said.
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Pictures from the scene show the heavily damaged Tesla at the intersection Wednesday morning.
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Both occupants were rushed to a nearby hospital where the 27-year-old passenger was pronounced dead.
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The driver, also a 27-year-old woman, is in stable condition and in police custody, but has not been charged, according to police.
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No identities have been released pending the notification of families.
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identities → release → families
Officials have not said what caused the driver to lose control of the vehicle and the investigation is continuing.
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investigation → say → vehicle
