Horrifying video shows the moment a BMW driven by a 16-year-old crashes into the back of a parked UPS truck and is ripped to shreds along a NYC road, killing a 14-year-old passenger
- Horrifying video captures the moment a red BMW crashes into the back of a UPS truck at high speed
- The incident happened Wednesday night in the Queens borough of New York City
- The 16-year-old driver survived, while 14-year-old Fortune Williams died after the crash
Horrifying video shows the moment a 14-year-old girl was killed after being thrown from a car when it crashed into a parked UPS truck.
The footage, posted on the Citizen App, shows a red 2005 BMW 325i driving into the back of a parked UPS lane.
The incident happened Wednesday night at North Conduit Avenue and 160th Street in the Springfield Gardens neighborhood of Queens, New York City.
The speed of the BMW violently shakes the UPS truck, knocking the delivery driver to the ground.
The BMW is clearly speeding on the road in Queens and loses control before crashing into the back of the truck
The UPS driver is thrown to the ground and his truck shakes violently as the car comes to a stop
Debris was thrown from the vehicle as it rammed into the back of the van, killing 14-year-old Fortune Williams.
Speak against ABC7, Williams’ mother Keisha Francis said: ‘I found her bracelet, I can’t sleep. I’m coming to get her. I’ve come to get my daughter. I can’t live without my daughter.’
On Thursday morning, Francis desperately searched the rubble for anything that might remind her of her daughter.
She continued, “My life will never be the same without Fortune. Fortune is a sweetheart. She’s a loving, caring child.”
Francis also told the news site that she was at work when the tragedy happened and that Fortune had gone out with a friend in their car.
The police are now investigating why the 16-year-old boy was behind the wheel with another minor. The NYPD says he was driving on a learner’s permit and speeding.
The side of the car has completely collapsed in this photo shared on the Citizen app
Footage from the horrific crash shows the red BMW completely deformed by the debris scattered across the road
The driver’s name has not been released.
The driver of the car was taken to Cohen Children’s Medical Center, where his condition is said to be stable.
The UPS driver was taken to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center where his condition is said to be stable.
Photos taken at the scene show the wrecked red BMW almost unrecognizable due to the impact.