On Saturday, April 26, 2020, at approximately 0335 hours, police came upon a vehicle collision in front of 523 Bruckner Boulevard, in the confines of the 41st Precinct in the Bronx.
Upon arrival, police discovered a 32-year-old male, a 22-year-old female and a 25-year-old female unconscious and unresponsive, laying on the pavement.
EMS responded and pronounced the male deceased at the scene and removed the two females to Lincoln Hospital, where the 22-year-old female was pronounced deceased and the 25-year-old female is listed in critical condition.
A preliminary investigation conducted by NYPD’s Collision Investigation Squad determined the 32-year-old male operator was driving a 2016 Mercedes Benz C26 at a high rate of speed northbound on Bruckner Boulevard when it collided with a support pillar.
Following proper family notification, the deceased male has been identified as follows.
Deceased:
Gasper Vallejo
20360 NW Court
Miami, FL 33055
The identity of the deceased female is pending proper family notification.
The investigation remains ongoing.
All charges are merely accusations and all defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
Anyone with information related to this incident is asked to call the NYPD‘s Crime Stoppers hotline at 1–800–577–TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1–888–57–PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers‘ website or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577.
All tips will be kept strictly confidential.
