A Range Rover driver went the wrong way in a fatal crash.
Police accounts say a woman driving a Range Rover north in the southbound lanes collided with a Kia driven by a 66-year-old woman on Staten Island; the Kia driver died.
Location reported in Open Data.
What We Know
Police accounts reported by ABC7 and the Daily News say a 66-year-old woman driving a Kia Seltos southbound collided with a Range Rover driven by a woman traveling north in the southbound lanes. A southbound Jeep then struck both vehicles. The Daily News described the crash as happening early Saturday in an account published October 10, so October 10, 2026, is an inferred incident date. CBS later reported that two women faced drunk-driving-related charges but did not identify them.
The collision unfolded in two impacts.
Police accounts reported by ABC7 and the Daily News said a 66-year-old woman driving a Kia Seltos southbound collided with a Range Rover driven by a 36-year-old woman traveling north in the southbound lanes. A southbound Jeep driven by a 21-year-old woman then struck both vehicles.
The Daily News published its account on October 10 and described the crash as happening early Saturday, making October 10, 2026, an inferred date. The Daily News placed the time at about 5:35 a.m.; CBS reported around 5:36 a.m.
The reports differ on the expressway.
ABC7, the Daily News and CBS's written report place the collision on the West Shore Expressway. The Daily News locates it near Exit 8 in Travis. A CBS video headline instead names the Staten Island Expressway. The accounts agree on Staten Island, but the roadway identification differs.
Reports give different counts of the injured.
ABC7 reported that the 36-year-old Range Rover driver and 21-year-old Jeep driver were taken to Richmond University Medical Center in stable condition, along with a 21-year-old woman and a 22-year-old man riding in the Jeep. The Daily News also reported four hospitalized survivors. CBS reported three injured people: the two drivers and the 22-year-old Jeep passenger.
ABC7, the Daily News and CBS reported that the 66-year-old Kia driver was pronounced dead at the scene. CBS said her identity had not been released as of Saturday evening.
A later update reported charges.
ABC7 reported that all operators remained at the scene and that the NYPD Collision Investigation Squad was investigating; no arrests had been made at the time of its report. In an October 11 update, CBS said two women were facing drunk-driving-related charges but did not identify them or specify the charges.