A violent collision between a Chevrolet Corvette Stingray and a Mercedes SUV in Upper Manhattan sent three people to the hospital, though remarkably, no one was killed. The crash occurred at the intersection of West 204th Street and Sherman Avenue, where security camera footage captured the silver Corvette slamming into the side of the black Mercedes as both vehicles crossed the intersection simultaneously in different directions.
The impact threw the Mercedes into the air before it landed on a parked Mazda CX-9 and rolled onto its side. The Corvette spun out of control and struck a pedestrian before finally coming to rest after hitting a parked Fiat 500, pushing it into another Fiat 500 and sliding into the exterior wall of a local bodega. Local residents told reporters the two vehicles may have been street racing that morning, though police have not confirmed that account.
Emergency crews arrived to find both the driver and passenger of the Corvette injured and bleeding from the devastating impact. All three victims, including the pedestrian, were transported to area hospitals and were reported in stable condition. The 27-year-old Corvette driver was arrested at the hospital and now faces charges of reckless driving, endangerment, and aggravated operation of a vehicle without a license.
The driver of the Mercedes fled the scene on foot and remains at large, according to CBS News. Police are continuing their search for that individual while the Corvette driver remains in custody. Some neighborhood residents claim the Corvette had been driving recklessly through the area for more than an hour before the crash, a detail that authorities have yet to verify.
The incident has drawn attention to street racing concerns in the neighborhood, with residents expressing frustration over dangerous driving patterns near the busy intersection. All three injured individuals remain hospitalized in stable condition as the investigation continues.