East Harlem Man Killed In Crash Near FDR Drive: Police

Harlem NY

07 October, 2021

11:25 AM

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EAST HARLEM, NY — An East Harlem man was killed early Thursday when he crashed his car while exiting the FDR Drive, police said. Police responded around 2 a.m. Thursday to a crash near the northbound FDR exit ramp at East 125th Street. They found an overturned Mercedes-Benz M35 SUV. Inside it, the driver, a 38-year-old man, was unconscious and unresponsive, with severe trauma to the body. The man, a resident of Convent Avenue, was rushed to Harlem Hospital, but could not be saved. Investigators believe he was driving "at a high rate of speed" when he struck a curb on the exit ramp, causing his vehicle to flip and hit a cement stanchion. Police are still investigating the crash. This story has been updated to remove the victim's name, pending family notification.