Horrific video shows moment a BMW driven by 16-year-old crashes into the back of a parked UPS truck and is torn to shreds along a New York road, leaving a 14-year-old passenger dead
- Chilling video captures moment a speeding red BMW crashes into the back of a UPS truck
- The incident happened Wednesday evening in the Queens borough of New York.
- The 16-year-old driver survived, while Fortune Williams, 14, died from the crash
Horrifying video captures the moment a 14-year-old girl was killed after being thrown from a car when it slammed into a parked UPS truck.
The footage, posted on the Citizen app, shows a red 2005 BMW 325i as it drives around the back of a parked UPS track.
The incident happened Wednesday night on North Conduit Avenue and 160th Street in the Springfield Gardens neighborhood of Queens, New York.
Due to the speed of the BMW, the UPS truck rocks back and forth violently and knocks the delivery driver to the ground.
The BMW is clearly speeding down the road in Queens and loses control before crashing into the back of the truck
UPS driver is thrown to the ground and his truck shakes violently as the car comes to a halt
Debris was thrown from the vehicle as it rammed into the back of the delivery van, killing 14-year-old Fortune Williams in the process.
Talk to ABC7, Williams’ mother, Keisha Francis, said: ‘I found her bracelet, I can’t sleep. I come to get her. I’m coming to pick up my daughter. I can’t live without my daughter.
Francis searched desperately through the rubble on Thursday morning for anything that would remind him of his daughter.
She continued, “My life will never be the same without Fortune. Fortune is a love. She is a loving and caring child.
Francis also told the news site that she was working when the tragedy happened and Fortune was out with a friend in their car.
Police are currently investigating why the 16-year-old boy was driving with another minor. The NYPD says he was driving with a learner’s permit and was speeding.
The side of the car has completely collapsed in this photo, shared on the Citizen app
Footage of the horrific accident shows the red BMW completely deformed with debris strewn across the road
The pilot’s name has not been released.
The driver of the car was taken to Cohen Children’s Medical Center where he is said to be in stable condition.
The UPS driver was taken to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, where he is believed to be in stable condition.
Photos taken at the scene show the destroyed red BMW which, due to the impact, is almost unrecognizable.
