YONKERS – Five people died as a result of a two-car crash Tuesday night in the City of Yonkers.
At about 9:23 p.m., officers spotted a 2009 Infiniti sedan operated in an erratic manner with equipment violations in the area of South Broadway and Prospect Street.
The car kept fleeing at a high rate of speed and struck a 2006 Nissan sedan at Riverdale Avenue and Culver Street. The force of the impact split the Nissan in half.
All four occupants of the Nissan – all 18-year-old Yonkers men, were ejected and died at the scene.
The driver of the Infiniti, a 36-year-old Mount Vernon man, was transported to an area hospital where he died.
The victims in the Nissan are identified as Brandon Sierra, Randy Brisbane, Tamari Watkins, and Anthony Cruise.
The driver of the Infiniti was identified as Devon Haywood.
“This is an unspeakable tragedy brought upon by the reckless behavior of one individual, who also suffered the ultimate consequence,” said Police Commissioner John Mueller.
