Good Samaritan at accident scene struck and killed

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YONKERS – A Good Samaritan who stopped to help at an accident scene on the Saw Mill River Parkway in Yonkers was struck and killed Friday morning.

The incident occurred around 1:15 a.m. after the driver of a 2016 Hyundai sedan traveling northbound lost control. The car struck a guiderail adjacent to the right lane, then crossed lanes and struck the center median. The vehicle came to rest back in the right lane facing in the wrong direction.

Meanwhile, a 2022 Honda CRV passing the scene pulled over and a passenger got out to assist the female driver of the Hyundai and an injured five-year-old passenger.

As he was doing so, the Hyundai was struck from behind by a third vehicle, pushing it into the Honda CRV and fatally injuring the Good Samaritan in the process.

Police identified the fatal victim as Adrianel Ramos Leconte, 22, of Manhattan.

Eleni Castillos, 28, of Orlando, Florida, the driver of the Hyundai, was charged with felony aggravated driving while intoxicated and misdemeanors of aggravated unlicensed operation and endangering the welfare of a child.




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