Gas Pedal Chaos: Driver Plows Through Harlem Street, Leaves One Dead, Another Critically Injured

Panic erupted on a busy stretch of West 125th Street Thursday night when a driver tore through traffic, leaving multiple people injured and witnesses shaken.

According to the New York Post, authorities say a 49-year-old man behind the wheel of a red Hyundai Tucson lost control near Frederick Douglass Boulevard around 8:05 p.m., striking pedestrians and slamming into several vehicles in a chaotic series of collisions.

Two men were hit and critically injured. Both were rushed to nearby hospitals as emergency crews flooded the scene. Reports state that one of the pedestrians later died.

Police said the vehicle also crashed into a parked 🗽New York Police Department cruiser, adding to the destruction.

Witnesses described a violent chain reaction as the SUV barreled forward.

Jonathan Morillo, who was nearby, said the impact sent debris flying across the roadway.

“It was like an explosion, the gray car was waiting over here, then the pieces. They flew off, hit my car too, and then ran into the truck over there,” Morillo recalled.

According to officials, two additional victims suffered “moderate” injuries, while another person was treated for minor wounds. All five were taken to area hospitals by EMS.

Despite the severity of the crash