Driver traveling at high speed hits wall in fatal Park Slope crash
News 12 reported that a 28-year-old driver traveling at high speed hit a concrete retaining wall on the eastbound Prospect Expressway at 7th Avenue just after 4 a.m. on Sept. 27; the year, 2026, is inferred from the article's publication date, and passenger Tyasia Velox, 29, died
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What We Know
News 12 reported that a 28-year-old man drove a 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee at high speed eastbound on the Prospect Expressway at 7th Avenue in Park Slope, where the crash ended at a concrete retaining wall. The article dates the crash to Sept. 27; 2026 is inferred from its Oct. 8, 2026 publication date, not stated as the crash year. Police identified passenger Tyasia Velox, 29, as the woman who died; News 12 reported she was pronounced dead at a hospital. No charges had been filed and the investigation was ongoing when News 12 published its report.
A driver was traveling at high speed
News 12 reported that a 28-year-old man drove a 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee at high speed eastbound on the Prospect Expressway at 7th Avenue in Park Slope. The article says the crash happened just after 4 a.m. on Sept. 27; its Oct. 8, 2026 publication date supports inferring 2026 as the crash year, which News 12 did not state. The crash involved a concrete retaining wall.
Tyasia Velox was the passenger who died
News 12 reported that police identified the 29-year-old passenger who died as Tyasia Velox. The article said she was pronounced dead at a hospital.
The investigation remained open
News 12 reported that no charges had been filed and the investigation was ongoing when the article was published on Oct. 8, 2026.